Story of a Prostitute
Drama
Romance
War
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.
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Keywords
japan
prostitute
china
buddhism
desertion
manchuria
hand grenade
remake
second sino-japanese war (1937-45)
prostitution
soldier
desert
colonialism
misogyny
trenches
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