Tatsumi Kumashiro – Akasen tamanoi: Nukeraremasu AKA Street of Joy (1974)
It’s the evening before the day all brothels must be shut-down, according to the new law, in 1958. At the Kofukuya’s (literally, the house that sells happiness), five prostitutes decide to celebrate the day. Erotism, drama, and comedy mix as each hour, and a different event passes, in which all the women’s stories come to the surface. (IMDb)
With humor and tenderness, this film explores the lives of four Japanese prostitutes in the time just before that lifestyle was outlawed in 1958. All four take some pride in their work, though one of them responds to aging with a suicide gesture. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
http://nitroflare.com/view/6DDA756CE63B054/Street_of_Joy.1974.720p.BluRay.AVC-mfcorrea.mkv
Language(s):Japanese
Subtitles:Japanese, English