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Story of a Prostitute

Genres

Drama , Romance , War

Duration

96 min

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Rating

6.6

Release Date

February 27, 1965

Story of a Prostitute

Original title: 春婦伝

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Criterion Channel

Synopsis

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.