Story of a Prostitute

Name: Story of a Prostitute
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1965-02-27
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Tamio Kawachi, Yumiko Nogawa, Isao Tamagawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Toshio Sugiyama

Criterion Channel

6.5(37 votes)

1965

1h 36m

DramaRomanceWar

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Overview

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.