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Story of a Prostitute
★ 6.5· 1965· 96 min· Popularity 1
DramaRomanceWar
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.
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Release Date: 2/27/1965
Runtime: 96 minutes
Languages: Japanese
Director: Seijun Suzuki
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Companies: Nikkatsu Corporation
Countries: Japan
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
japanprostitutechinabuddhismdesertionmanchuriahand grenaderemakesecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)prostitutionsoldierdesertcolonialismmisogynytrenches
