Japan Synopsis
春婦伝
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
74 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Story of a Prostitute sits at position #37.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Story of a Prostitute. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nikkatsu Corporation
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Story of a Prostitute premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,792 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,225 of 1,933 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nikkatsu Corporation |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | February 27, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059715 |
| Official Site | www.nikkatsu.com |