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Story of a Prostitute

Story of a Prostitute

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 1965

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

User Score

66%

Original Title

春婦伝

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Description

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.