Story of a Prostitute

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Story of a Prostitute (1965)

Directed by Seijun Suzuki

Drama, Romance, War · 1h 36m

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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Cast

Tamio Kawachi Shinkichi Mikami Yumiko Nogawa Harumi Isao Tamagawa Narita Shoichi Ozawa Akiyama Toshio Sugiyama Tomoda Daizaburo Hirata Tomiko Ishii Yuriko Kotoe Hatsui Tsuyuko
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Kazuko Imai Sachiko Tsutomu Shimomoto Kaku Takashina Makita Eimei Esumi Machida

Crew

Director
Seijun Suzuki
Writer
Hajime Takaiwa
Novel
Taijirō Tamura
Director of Photography
Kazue Nagatsuka
Original Music Composer
Naozumi Yamamoto
Editor
Akira Suzuki
Producer
Kaneo Iwai

Details

Original title
春婦伝
Release date
1965-02-27
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation