Underplayed Gems

Carmen 1945 (1988)

Carmen 1945 poster
Original title
肉体の門
Directed by
Hideo Gosha
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 40 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in 1947 postwar Japan, the film follows a group of women fighting for survival in the ruins. They run a bar and use their bodies to get by, while clashing with each other and men in a desperate carnival of life.

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What happens

『肉体の門』(にくたいのもん)は、1988年公開の日本映画。主演:かたせ梨乃、監督:五社英雄。東映京都撮影所製作、東映配給。本作は、五社にとって最後の東映作品である。 田村泰次郎の小説『肉体の門』5回目の映画化。「女の情念を描く」と評される五社作品の中では、脚本の笠原和夫による戦争への問題意識が加わった異色作でもある。映画ポスターのキャッチコピーは、「うっかり抱くと危ないよ!1947夏 爆(は)ぜる女の謝肉祭(カーニバル)」。 かたせ梨乃や西川峰子ら、女優たちの潔い脱ぎっぷり、裸での絡みシーンも多く、五社映画らしい女同士の争いと男女の絡みシーンが話題となった。 1990年代後半に地上波の放送コードが規制されるまではゴールデンタイムにも放送されていた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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