Street of Joy

Sep 21, 1974

1h 18m

★ 6.2

Overview

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. Eroticism, drama, and comedy mix as each hour a different event passes, in which all the women's stories come to the surface.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

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Cast

Shimako

Junko Miyashita

Kimiko

Meika Seri

Naoko

Naomi Oka

Shigeko

Aoi Nakajima

Shiwa

Keizo Kanie

Kimiko's Husband

Yoshinori Furukawa

Drunken customer

Akira Takahashi

Kofukuya's Madam

Moeko Ezawa

Kimiko's 1st Customer

Eimei Esumi

Naoko's 26th Customer

Gō Awazu

Kofukuya's Owner

Taiji Tonoyama

Yamaguchi

Hiroshi Gojo

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