Street of Shame

 

Machiko Kyo was one of my favorite actresses in my early 20's. She was a fabulous Japanese actress who worked with the best directors like Yasujiro Ozu, Akira Kurosawa, and here with Kenji Mizoguchi. This movie is about the prostitutes of a brothel.  In this, she plays a cynical prostitute. For some reason, she isn't the most popular prostitute in the place even though she's the most lively. The scene where her father confronts Machiko about the shame she is bringing to the family is easily the best scene of the movie. This was the director's last film.