History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (1970) [N/A]

Release Date:
June 3, 1970

Original Title:
にっぽん戦後史 マダムおんぼろの生活

Alternate Titles:
A História do Japão Contada Por Uma Empregada de Bar
Baaritytön tarina
Histoire du Japon d'après-guerre racontée par une hôtesse de bar
Historia del Japón de la postguerra: La vida de la camarera Onboro
Historia powojennej Japonii opowiedziana przez barmanke
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
Nippon Sengoshi: Madamu Onboro no Seikatsu
Storia del Giappone del dopoguerra raccontata da una barista
История Японии, рассказанная хозяйкой бара
Послевоенная история Японии в исповедях хозяйки бара
Послевоенная история Японии – жизнь хозяйки бара
Послевоенная история Японии. Жизнь мадам Онборо

Genres:
Documentary | History

Production Companies:
Nihon Eiga Shinsha

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 105

Postwar Japan as it is described by Etsuko, the manager of a bar catering to foreigners in Yokosuka. The way of life of a woman brimming with vitality, who skipped the countryside right after the war and, with her womanhood as a weapon, lived through atomic bombings, black markets, prostitution aimed at American soldiers and the Korean War. Inserting newsreels, Shohei Imamura depicts the history of twenty-five years in the Japanese postwar by way of the female body. (doclisboa)

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Director:
Shōhei Imamura

Director of Photography:
Masao Tochizawa

Producer:
Motoo Ogasawara
Nobuyo Horiba

Writer:
Shōhei Imamura

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