Japan Synopsis
愛と希望の街
A young man runs a scam selling pigeons that always return to his home. He falls under the wing of Kyoko, an older student whose heart is touched after Masuo sells his pigeons to her. However, after his scam is revealed, can these feelings truly remain the same?
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Street of Love and Hope. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1958–1960 Japan Window
In the crowded 1958-1960 Japan release window, Street of Love and Hope sits at #31 of 38. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
#1Hero of the Red Light District
★ 8.6 · 1960
#2The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
★ 8.2 · 1959
#3The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#4The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
★ 8.0 · 1959
#5When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
★ 8.0 · 1960
#6Hiroshima Mon Amour
★ 7.8 · 1959
#7Good Morning
★ 7.7 · 1959
#8The Bad Sleep Well
★ 7.7 · 1960
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Street of Love and Hope premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Japan films in 1959.
The 122nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Street of Love and Hope, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slum dwellers · 5
- english teacher · 2
- pigeon · 1
- poverty · 24
- japanese new wave · 16
- japan · 454
- tokyo · 78
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,536 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,558 of 1,933 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 2m |
| Release Date | November 17, 1959 |
| IMDb | tt0052540 |