Yokohama Mary (2006)

Original title

ヨコハマメリー

Directed by

Nakazawa Kensuke, Takahiro Nakamura

Genre

documentary film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary tracks the story of an elderly prostitute known as Yokohama Mary who stood on a street corner for decades after World War Two. It follows people who remember her, including a dying chanson singer who wants to perform for her one last time.

quietmelancholicslow-burnnostalgicintimateobservationalbittersweetlonely

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