Akasen chitai 1956

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: The late Kenji Mizoguchi, who directed Ugetsu, failed to show as much imagination in this one as in that one. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Well worth seeing, if only as a challenge. Read more

David Denby, New Yorker: Of all the films about prostitution, Kenji Mizoguchi's Street of Shame, made in 1956 at the end of his career, is perhaps the greatest. Read more

Time Out: The settings are a far removed from the medieval landscapes of Ugetsu or The Life of Oharu, but Mizoguchi's focus on the plight of his women characters is as intent and heart-rending as ever. Read more