History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970•1h 45m•6.1•Released
DocumentaryHistory
Postwar Japan as it is described by Etsuko, the manager of a bar catering to foreigners in Yokosuka. The way of life of a woman brimming with vitality, who skipped the countryside right after the war and, with her womanhood as a weapon, lived through atomic bombings, black markets, prostitution aimed at American soldiers and the Korean War. Inserting newsreels, Shohei Imamura depicts the history of twenty-five years in the Japanese postwar by way of the female body. (doclisboa)
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Shōhei Imamura
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Cast
Emiko Akaza
Self
Production
Company
Nihon Eiga Shinsha
Producer
Motoo Ogasawara
Producer
Nobuyo Horiba
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