Story of a Prostitute
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Genre: Erotica, Black-and-white, War film, Romance Film, World cinema, Art film, Romantic drama, Erotic Drama, Drama, Japanese Movies
Year: 1965
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese Language
Starring: Yumiko Nogawa, Shoichi Ozawa, Sokoto Kasai, Hideaki Esumi, Kayo Matsuo, Hiroshi Chô, Ishii Tomiko, Kotoe Hatsui, Kazuko Imai, Shigeyoshi Fujioka, Midori Mori, Tamio Kawaji, Isao Tamagawa
Story of a Prostitute (春婦伝, Shunpuden) is a 1965 Japanese film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is based on a story by Taijiro Tamura who, like Suzuki, had served as a soldier in the war.
Disappointed by the marriage of her lover to a woman he doesn't love, prostitute Harumi drifts from the city to a remote Japanese outpost in Manchuria to work in a "comfort house," or brothel, during the Sino-Japanese war. The commanding adjutant there takes an immediate liking to the new girl, but she is at first fascinated, and comes to love, Mimaki, the officer's aide. At first he is haughty and indifferent to the girl, which enrages her, but they are drawn together eventually. Abused and manipulated by the adjutant, she grows to hate the officer and seeks solace in Mimaki's arms. They carry on a clandestine affair, which is a dangerous breech of code for both of them. Tragedy strikes when the Chinese attack the outpost, and Mimaki is severely wounded in a trench. Harumi runs to him and they are both captured by the enemy while he's unconscious. The Chinese dress his wounds and he's given the opportunity to withdraw with them; but as a Japanese soldier, he's bound by a code not to be captured at
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