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Auction History Result 5p0301 STREET OF SHAME Japanese 20x27 1956 Mizoguchi's Akasen Chitai, prostitutes may retire, rare! Date Sold 12/19/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Unfolded Japanese Movie Poster (measures 20" x 26 1/2" [51 x 67 cm]) (Learn More) Akasen Chitai (released in the U.S. in 1959 as "Street of Shame"), the classic 1956 Kenji Mizoguchi Japanese brothel prostitution melodrama (about five very different prostitutes who work in a legal brothel that may be about to be closed by the government, and each of the women considers the ways they can continue on without being prostitutes) starring Machiko Kyo (billed on U.S. posters as "Machiko Kyo star of 'Teahouse of the August Moon' and 'Gate of Hell'"), Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, and Kumeko Urabe. Note that this movie was made by Kenji Mizoguchi, who had earlier made the highly regarded "Ugetsu" and "Sansho the Baliff", and this movie also received very positive reviews and won some awards. NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this Japanese poster, which is a "country of origin" poster for this Japanese movie, although we did previously auction a smaller 10" x 25" poster, and that was 7 years ago. Condition: very good. The poster has pinholes in the top corners, but it is otherwise in quite nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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