Story of a Prostitute
(1965)
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Story of a Prostitute
(1965)
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Yumiko Nogawa | ... |
Harumi
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Tamio Kawaji | ... |
Shinkichi Mikami
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Hiroshi Chô | ... |
Shibata
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Eimei Esumi | ... |
Machida
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Jûkei Fujioka | ... |
Kimura
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Kotoe Hatsui | ... |
Tsuyuko
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Kazuko Imai | ... |
Sachiko
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Tomiko Ishii | ... |
Yuriko
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Sokoto Kasai |
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Kayo Matsuo | ... |
Midori
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Midori Mori | ... |
Takako
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Shôichi Ozawa | ... |
Akiyama
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Toshio Sugiyama |
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Kaku Takashina | ... | |
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Isao Tamagawa | ... |
Narita
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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.