Story of a Prostitute
1965•1h 36m•6.5•Released
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.
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Writer
Hajime Takaiwa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Nikkatsu Corporation
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
Kazuko Imai
Sachiko
Tsutomu Shimomoto
Kaku Takashina
Makita
Eimei Esumi
Machida
Kayo Matsuo
Midori
Yuzo Kiura
Hachiro Surgeon
Keisuke Noro
Muraki
Production
Company
Nikkatsu Corporation
Producer
Kaneo Iwai
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