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Story of a Prostitute (1965)
Directed by Seijun Suzuki
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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.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Tamio Kawachi | Yumiko Nogawa | Isao Tamagawa | Shoichi Ozawa | Toshio Sugiyama | Daizaburo Hirata | Tomiko Ishii | Kotoe Hatsui | Kazuko Imai | Tsutomu Shimomoto | Kaku Takashina | Eimei Esumi | Kayo Matsuo | Yuzo Kiura | Keisuke Noro | Ichiro Kijima | Masahiro Kinoshita | Jûkei Fujioka | Kentarô Kaji | Hideaki Mitsui | Tokuhei Miyahara | Hiroshi Kôno | Hisao Murata | Hiroshi Chô | Daisuke Omi | Hiroshi Chiyoda | Shiro Tonami | Shinzô Shibata | Tôru Sumikawa | Yoshihiro Yamaguchi | Seishirô Iwate | Yoshihiko Tabata | Hiroshi Takao | Hiroshi Tachikawa | Ken Mizoguchi | Akira Takahashi | Midori Mori | Shoko Sakamaki | Yasue Nishihara | Megumi Wakaba | Makiko Fukamachi | Tamehisa Aida | Kenji Shimamura | Akira Hisamatsu
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/11/2016 | Movie Screen | Film | Theater | 8 stars |
| (Average) 8 stars |
Viewing Notes
A Suzuki i haven’t seen. Looking forward to this.
Incredible performance by Yumiko Nogawa. Unlike Gate of Flesh where she’s crowded by the rest of the exceptional cast, here she gets the lead role and the chance to really stretch her wings for a fabulous albeit tragic character. She has a vulnerability under her tough exterior. Really blown away by this movie.
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