Akasen chitai

"Men were their prey! Beauty was their lure!"

Jun 4 1959 Not Rated 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.

Plot

Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo's Yoshiwara district. As the Diet 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. Yasumi saves money diligently to pay her debt and get out; she also has a suitor who wants to marry her, but she has other plans for him. Mickey seems the most devil-may-care, until her father comes from Kobe to bring her news of her family and ask her to come home.

Written by

Masashige Narusawa, Yoshiko Shibaki

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Languages

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
5,093
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA