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Story of a Prostitute

  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War

February 27, 1965 (JP)

1h 36m

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 tra...

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