Story of a Prostitute
Story of a Prostitute ★★ Joy Girls; Shunpuden 1965
Lurid film adapted from a novel by Taijiro Tamura. A betrayed woman volunteers to become a prostitute for a garrison of soldiers stationed on the Manchurian front in WWII. Soon, the commander takes the woman as his sole property, though she has fallen for one of his junior officers. Japanese with subtitles. 86m/B VHS . JP Yumiko Nogawa, Tamio Kawaji, Isao Tamagawa; D: Seijun Suzuki.
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