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Story of a Prostitute

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.

Top Cast

  • Tamio Kawachi

    Tamio Kawachi

    Shinkichi Mikami

  • Yumiko Nogawa

    Yumiko Nogawa

    Harumi

  • Isao Tamagawa

    Isao Tamagawa

    Narita

  • Shoichi Ozawa

    Shoichi Ozawa

    Akiyama

  • Toshio Sugiyama

    Toshio Sugiyama

    Tomoda

  • Daizaburo Hirata

    Daizaburo Hirata

  • Tomiko Ishii

    Tomiko Ishii

    Yuriko

  • Kotoe Hatsui

    Kotoe Hatsui

    Tsuyuko

  • Kazuko Imai

    Kazuko Imai

    Sachiko

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.

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