Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. As the government considers a ban on prostitution, the women's daily dramas play out. Each has dreams and motivations. Hanae is married, her husband unemployed; they have a young child. Yumeko, a widow, uses her earnings to raise and support her son, who's now old enough to work and care for her. The aging Yorie has a man who wants to marry her, and so on.
Street of Shame juggles many characters in its hands, and still no one is left behind. Every woman has their own tale and different background, and faces all kind of problems at the brothel. It was the last film of highly acclaimed director Kenji Mizoguchi.
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