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Yogoreta Nikutai Seijo (1958)

Yogoreta Nikutai Seijo poster
Original title
汚れた肉体聖女
Directed by
Michiyoshi Doi
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
2.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two nuns at a religious boarding school begin a secret affair. Their relationship creates personal conflict and risk in a strict environment.

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What happens

Priestess with the Sullied Flesh (Japanese: 汚れた肉体聖女, Hepburn: Kegareta Nikutai Seijo'; lit. 'Dirty Flesh Saint' also known as Impure Nuns) is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Michiyoshi Doi. The film follows the story of an affair between two nuns at a religious boarding school. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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