Story of a Prostitute (1965)
- Original title
- 春婦伝
- Directed by
- Seijun Suzuki
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 40 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Japanese woman becomes a prostitute for soldiers during wartime. She falls in love with a soldier and must navigate the dangers of the battlefield and her own feelings.
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What happens
Story of a Prostitute (春婦伝, Shunpuden) is a 1965 Japanese romantic war drama film directed by Seijun Suzuki. It is based on a story by Taijiro Tamura who, like Suzuki, had served as a soldier in the war. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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