6.6 / 10(47 votes)IMDb19651h 36mJapan

Story of a Prostitute

春婦伝

Topics:#japan #prostitute #china #buddhism #desertion #manchuria #hand grenade #remake #second sino-japanese war (1937-45)#prostitution #soldier #desert

Synopsis

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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Story of a Prostitute (1965) Original Trailer [FHD]

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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

Ichiro Kijima

Masahiro Kinoshita

Aoyama

Jūkei Fujioka

Kimura

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Release History & Theatrical Window

4K UHD / Blu-ray Debut

December 17, 2009

Physical Home Media

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Seijun Suzuki
Screenplay & Story: Hajime Takaiwa, Taijirō Tamura
Original Score: Naozumi Yamamoto
Original Title: 春婦伝
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 36m
Production Studios: Nikkatsu Corporation

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Seijun Suzuki

Screenplay & Story

Hajime Takaiwa, Taijirō Tamura

Original Score & Music

Naozumi Yamamoto

Director of Photography

Kazue Nagatsuka

Film Editing

Akira Suzuki

Producers

Kaneo Iwai

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Taijirō Tamura

Department Leadership Roster

Seijun Suzuki

Director

Hajime Takaiwa

Writer

Takeo Kimura

Production Design

Kaneo Iwai

Producer

Kazue Nagatsuka

Director of Photography

Akira Suzuki

Editor

Naozumi Yamamoto

Original Music Composer

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Germany (FSK)18

FSK 18 — Restricted to adults 18 and older.

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