Story of a Prostitute 1965

Volunteering as a “comfort woman” on the Manchurian front, Harumi must serve hundreds of soldiers and falls under the brutal Lieutenant Narita’s control. She later falls for the compassionate Mikami, Narita’s subordinate. The film tells a tragic love story that bends Taijiro Tamura’s novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor through Harumi’s eyes.

Volunteering as a “comfort woman” on the Manchurian front, Harumi must serve hundreds of soldiers and falls under the brutal Lieutenant Narita’s control. She later falls for the compassionate Mikami, Narita’s subordinate. The film tells a tragic love story that bends Taijiro Tamura’s novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor through Harumi’s eyes.

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Disappointed by the marriage of her lover to a woman he does not love, prostitute Harumi, Yumiko Nogawa, drifts from the city to a remote Japanese outpost in Manchuria to work in a “comfort house” during the Sino-Japanese War. The commanding adjutant there, Akiyama, Shoichi Ozawa, takes an immediate liking to the new girl, but she is fascinated by and comes to love Mikami, Tamio Kawachi, the officer’s aide. At first he is haughty and indifferent to the girl, which enrages her, but they are eventually drawn together. Abused and manipulated by the adjutant, she grows to hate the officer and seeks solace in Mikami’s arms. They carry on a clandestine affair, a dangerous breach of code for both of them.

Tragedy strikes when Chinese guerrillas attack the outpost and Mikami is severely wounded in a trench. Harumi runs to him and they are both captured by the enemy while he is unconscious. The Chinese dress his wounds and he is given the opportunity to withdraw with them as a prisoner of war. Mikami refuses their offer, stating he is duty-bound not to be captured at all, and only Harumi’s intervention prevents him from killing himself. Once again in the custody of the Japanese, Harumi is sent back to the brothel, and Mikami is to be court-martialed and executed in disgrace. Harumi begs the adjutant for mercy, but he has none. During another attack on the outpost, Mikami escapes with Harumi’s aid, but instead of fleeing with her, he decides to blow himself up to restore his and his battalion’s honor. She leaps on him and they die together.

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