Karayuki-San, the Making of a Prostitute (1973)
Synopsis
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 that were taken from their homes in Japan and used as prostitutes in the post-war period. Many of these women were told that they were doing this to support their families because of the extreme poverty that the war left much of Japan to live in. Imamura focuses on a particular such 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."
Release Date: 1973-01-01
Runtime: 75 minutes
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
- Kikuyo Zendo as Herself
- Shōhei Imamura as Himself
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Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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