Story of a Prostitute (1965) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 27, 1965

Original Title:
春婦伝

Alternate Titles:
Histoire d'une prostituée
Historia de una prostituta
Istoria mias pornis
Nackt und verdammt
Shunpu Den
Shunpuden
Storia di una prostituta
Story of a Prostitute
Örömlányok
春婦傳
춘부전

Genres:
Drama | Romance | War

Production Companies:
Nikkatsu Corporation

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 18|16 

Runtime: 96

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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Assistant Director:
Masami Kuzū

Director:
Seijun Suzuki

Director of Photography:
Kazue Nagatsuka

Editor:
Akira Suzuki

Executive In Charge Of Production:
Banri Sonoyama

Lighting Technician:
Masahiro Takashima

Music:
Naozumi Yamamoto

Novel:
Taijirō Tamura

Producer:
Kaneo Iwai

Production Design:
Takeo Kimura

Script Supervisor:
Midori Kuwabara

Sound:
Toshimi Katagiri

Special Effects:
Keiji Kaneda

Writer:
Hajime Takaiwa

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