Story of a Prostitute (1965)
"Shunpu den" (original title)

Director:

Seijun Suzuki

Writers:

Hajime Takaiwa, Taijiro Tamura (story)

Stars:

Yumiko Nogawa, Tamio Kawaji, Hiroshi Chô

Cast

Credited cast:
Yumiko Nogawa	...	Harumi
Tamio Kawaji	...	Shinkichi Mikami
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroshi Chô	...	Shibata
Eimei Esumi	...	Machida
Jûkei Fujioka	...	Kimura
Kotoe Hatsui	...	Tsuyuko
Kazuko Imai	...	Sachiko
Tomiko Ishii	...	Yuriko
Sokoto Kasai
Kayo Matsuo	...	Midori
Midori Mori	...	Takako
Shôichi Ozawa	...	Akiyama
Toshio Sugiyama
Kaku Takashina	...	Makita
Isao Tamagawa	...	Narita

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soldier | prostitution | suicide | female nudity | remake

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

28 February 1965 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Story of a Prostitute

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Desertion at Dawn (1950)

User Reviews

Interesting anti-militaristic story about love and power.

Although it's not quite as satisfying as Suzuki's gangster films, I was drawn in by the power struggle for the loyalty of Mikami. Harumi (the prostitute) loves him and wants him to abandon his duty to imperial japan to run away with her. Narita (Mikami's commander) treats Mikami like a dog but knows he will never shirk his duties to the military. Eventually Mikami's foolish loyalty to the army results in disaster for himself, Harumi and even his battalion. Like "Gate of Flesh", this is also based on a novel by Tajiro Tamura.