Story of a Prostitute

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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Criterion Channel

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Director

Seijun Suzuki

Director

Cast

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

Makita

Eimei Esumi

Machida

Kayo Matsuo

Midori

Yuzo Kiura

Hachiro Surgeon

Keisuke Noro

Muraki

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