Story of a Prostitute

Story of a Prostitute

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Release Date

2/27/1965

Runtime

96 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A stark wartime love story told through the eyes of a woman trapped between two soldiers and the brutal machinery of empire. Suzuki's camera finds tragedy and defiance in the spaces between masculine codes of honor.

Mood

MelancholicTenseDefiantWistful

Themes

LoveWarGenderPowerColonialism

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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Sexual contentGraphic violence

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