Story of a Prostitute (2003)

  • NR
  • 03/01/2003 (AU)
  • Drama, Romance, War
  • 1h 36m

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.

Hajime Takaiwa

Writer

Seijun Suzuki

Director

Taijirō Tamura

Novel

Cast

Tamio Kawachi's headshot

Tamio Kawachi

Shinkichi Mikami
Yumiko Nogawa's headshot

Yumiko Nogawa

Harumi
Isao Tamagawa's headshot

Isao Tamagawa

Narita
Shoichi Ozawa's headshot

Shoichi Ozawa

Akiyama
Toshio Sugiyama's headshot

Toshio Sugiyama

Tomoda
Daizaburo Hirata's headshot

Daizaburo Hirata

Tomiko Ishii's headshot

Tomiko Ishii

Yuriko
Kotoe Hatsui's headshot

Kotoe Hatsui

Tsuyuko

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