Street Without End

Story Line

Mikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose life, despite a host of male admirers and even some intrigued movie talent scouts, ends up taking a suffocatingly domestic turn after a wealthy businessman accidentally hits her with his car.

Top Cast

Setsuko Shinobu

Sugiko Shima

Akio Isono

Koichi, her younger brother

Sozo Okada

Hiroshi Yamanouchi

Nobuko Wakaba

Takako, his elder sister

Fumiko Katsuragi

mother

Shinichi Himori

Shinkichi Yamamura