Reflecting the social climate of the time as debate surrounding the enactment of the Prostitution Prevention Law intensified, Street of Shame is a star-studded ensemble drama portraying the lives of women, each with her own struggles, working at a brothel in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. Mizoguchi began suffering from ill health during the film's production; despite starting preparations for his next project after its release, his condition failed to improve with treatment, and he passed away in August 1956. Street of Shame was his final film.
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Mizoguchi was born in Tokyo in 1898. Following his debut in 1923, he was noted for Kaminingyo Haru no Sasayaki (1926). After Osaka Elegy and Sisters of the Gion (1936), he won the International Award for The Life of Oharu (1952), the Silver Lion for Ugetsu Monogatari (1953), and Sansho Dayu (1954) at the Venice Film Festival, making his name known globally. He died suddenly in 1956 at the age of 58.
From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39
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