Street of Love and Hope
Where to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Fumio Watanabe Yuki Tominaga Kakuko Chino 
Yūko Mochizuki 
Fujio Suga Hiroshi Fujikawa
Credits
Written by: 
Nagisa Ōshima
Plot
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.
Sinekatalog’s take
Street of Love and Hope (1959) is a Japanese drama directed by Nagisa Oshima. It stars Fumio Watanabe, Yuki Tominaga and Kakuko Chino. It runs 62 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (687 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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