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Street of Love and Hope
JAPAN · 1959

Street of Love and Hope

Nagisa Oshima
poverty tokyo, japan pigeon slum dwellers japanese new wave
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Synopsis

The lives of a teenager, his impoverished family, a wealthy young woman who buys a pigeon from him, and his caring teacher converge and consequently become more complicated.

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