Street of Joy

Street of Joy

Street of Joy

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Street of Joy

1974

1h 18m

7.0(5 votes)

Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Shimako

Meika Seri

Meika Seri

Kimiko

Naomi Oka

Naomi Oka

Naoko

Aoi Nakajima

Aoi Nakajima

Shigeko

Keizo Kanie

Keizo Kanie

Shiwa

Yoshinori Furukawa

Kimiko's Husband

Akira Takahashi

Akira Takahashi

Drunken customer

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Kofukuya's Madam

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Kimiko's 1st Customer

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Naoko's 26th Customer

Creative team

Directed by: Tatsumi Kumashiro
Written by: Tatsumi Kumashiro

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