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Street of Shame

1956 · 87 min · Director: Kenji Mizoguchi ★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,481 ratings

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The lives of five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation is debating the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

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Street of Shame (1956) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 35%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Guilt10%
  2. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Sadness
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Sympathy
Sadness
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathySadnessDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Hope31 %24 %13 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Sympathy37 %32 %22 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Sympathy40 %38 %26 %17 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Sympathy43 %41 %29 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Sympathy53 %50 %36 %30 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Sympathy58 %52 %33 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Hope56 %49 %31 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Hope50 %44 %32 %11 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Sympathy52 %48 %38 %24 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Sympathy59 %56 %45 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 50′Sympathy56 %54 %43 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Sympathy60 %56 %47 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Tension63 %54 %44 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 63′Hope68 %58 %47 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Sadness81 %76 %71 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 72′Sadness89 %79 %77 %74 %
87.5 %≈ 76′Tension80 %64 %58 %70 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Sympathy70 %60 %50 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 85′Sympathy76 %70 %61 %68 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AW
Ayako Wakao

MK
Michiyo Kogure

AM
Aiko Mimasu

KS
Kenji Sugawara

YK
Yasuko Kawakami

BM
Bontarō Miake

SS
Sadako Sawamura

SS
Sadako Sawamura

Tatsuko Taya

DK
Daisuke Katō

Mr. Nomura

HT
Hisao Toake

Shiomi

JT
Jun Tatara

Yumeko's Client

OM
Osamu Maruyama

Sato Yasukichi

HM
Hiroko Machida

Yorie

KU
Kumeko Urabe

Otane

FH
Fujio Harumoto

Aoki

YI
Yosuke Irie

Kadowaki Shuichi

KM
Kenichi Miyajima

Hanae's Client

TO
Toranosuke Ogawa

Mickey's Father

Details

Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Yoshiko Shibaki, Masashige Narusawa
Type
Movies
Released
1956
Runtime
87 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 5,481 ratings
Feels mostly
Melancholy
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