TMDb Rating
6.5/10
36 verified votes
Story of a Prostitute (1965)
DramaRomanceWar
96 min
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
DramaRomanceWarSeijun SuzukiTamio KawachiYumiko Nogawa1965
Director
Seijun Suzuki
Top Cast
Tamio KawachiYumiko NogawaIsao TamagawaShoichi OzawaToshio Sugiyama
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