Gobanchō Yūgirirō (1963)

Original title

五番町夕霧楼

Directed by

Tomotaka Tasaka

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 17m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A poor young woman is sold to a brothel in Kyoto's Gion district. She endures hardship and abuse as she discovers a dark power within her own body.

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What happens

『五番町夕霧楼』（ごばんちょうゆうぎりろう）は、1963年11月1日公開の日本映画。水上勉原作、佐久間良子主演、田坂具隆監督。東映東京撮影所製作、東映配給。 貧しいがゆえに京都・五番町の遊廓に売られた夕子は、傷つき苛まれながら肉体に潜む魔性に目覚めていく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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