Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Starring Tamio Kawachi, Yumiko Nogawa, Isao Tamagawa
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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.
Runtime: 96 min.
Rating: 6.8
DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Drama,Romance,War
Keywords: buddhism,japan,china,prostitute,manchuria,hand grenade,remake,sino japanese war,prostitution,soldier,desert,colonialism,misogyny,trenches,desertion
Cast
Shinkichi Mikami
Harumi
Narita
Akiyama
Tomoda
Yuriko
Tsuyuko
Sachiko
Makita
Machida
Midori
Hachiro Surgeon
Muraki
Aoyama
Kimura
Uno
Sakai
Kuramochi
Shibata
Yasuda
Sasaki
Takako
Sakae