Street of Shame
Mar 18 1956
•1h 27m
•Drama
The lives of five prostitutes employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
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Machiko Kyō
Mickey
Ayako Wakao
Yasumi
Michiyo Kogure
Hanae
Aiko Mimasu
Yumeko
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