"Lovers Are Wet" and "The World of Geisha" (both 1973) were two more films in which Kumashiro similarly used the censor's tools to make an anti-censorship statement. François Truffaut called "The World of Geisha" (1973) a "great movie," adding, "The acting is perfect, and the film is humorous. In its praise for female beauty and derision for male stupidity lies the generous spirit of Jean Renoir." "Street of Joy" a.k.a. "Red Light District: Gonna Get Out" (1974), employing the same setting as Mizoguchi's "Street of Shame" (1956), illustrates Kumashiro's common use of devices such as internal animated sequences to situate characters, and "enka" songs to comment on the action.