Street of Shame (Globe Films, 1959). Italian 4 - Foglio (55" X 78").. ...

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Street of Shame (Globe Films, 1959). Italian 4 - Foglio (55" X 78").
Offered here is a very rare Italian poster for the classic film Street of Shame. Released in Japan as Akasen chitai by director Kenji Mizoguchi, the story follows five prostitutes at a Japanese brothel considering their options as the government contemplates a ban on their chosen profession. This was Mizoguchi's final film - he died of leukemia just months after its release - and it marked a return to the hard-hitting, socially conscious stories he had told in the 1930s, before moving into a long, a successful period of producing period costume dramas. Reportedly, the film was a catalyst in the real Japanese government's efforts to ban prostitution. This poster has pinholes in the corners, edge and fold wear, tape stains in the left border, crossfold separation, the top border has been folded back, and there is a tax stamp in the top left. It is, however, a beautiful piece from an important film. The top and bottom panels are attached and the artwork is by famed Italian poster artist Sandro Symeoni. Fine/Very Fine.

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