Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute
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| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
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Running time | 70 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute is a 1975 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura. It is a documentary on one of the Japanese "karayuki-san," who were women who were forced into prostitution in Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. Imamura focuses on one particular woman who was sent to Malaysia and never returned to Japan. Joan Mellen, in The Waves at Genji's Door, called this film, "Perhaps the most brilliant and feeling of Imamura's fine documentaries."
See also
External links
- Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute at the Internet Movie Database
- Sharp, Jasper. History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess (film review) at midnighteye.com
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