Story of a Prostitute
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1965-02-27
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
34
Vote Average
6.6
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
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Kayo Matsuo
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Tokuhei Miyahara
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Hiroshi Chō
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Hiroshi Chiyoda
Shiro Tonami
Shinzō Shibata
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Tōru Sumikawa
Yoshihiro Yamaguchi
Seishirō Iwate
Yoshihiko Tabata
Hiroshi Takao
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Sasaki
Ken Mizoguchi
Akira Takahashi
Midori Mori
Takako
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Yasue Nishihara
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Sakae
Makiko Fukamachi
Tamehisa Aida
Kenji Shimamura
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