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Story of a Prostitute (1965)

Story of a Prostitute (1965)

Drama Romance War
Release Date: 1965, February 27
Directors: Seijun Suzuki
Countries: Japan
Production: Nikkatsu Corporation
Cast: Kotoe Hatsui, Hiroshi Tachikawa, Kaku Takashina, Isao Tamagawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Hiroshi Chō, Eimei Esumi, Kayo Matsuo, Tamio Kawachi, Yuzo Kiura, Hiroshi Kōno, Yumiko Nogawa

Overview:

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.

Keywords:

soldier remake buddhism desert japan china prostitute prostitution misogyny trenches desertion manchuria colonialism hand grenade second sino-japanese war (1937-45)