春婦伝 (1965)

Drama Romance War

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.

Updated May 11 2020

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Runtime: 96 mins Rating: 6.7 Homepage: Website

Cast

Tamio Kawachi

Shinkichi Mikami

Kotoe Hatsui

Tsuyuko

Isao Tamagawa

Narita

Yumiko Nogawa

Harumi

Eimei Esumi

Machida

Hiroshi Chō

Shibata

Kayo Matsuo

Midori

Kaku Takashina

Makita