Japan,
1965, 96 min
Directed by:
Seijun SuzukiScreenplay:
Hajime TakaiwaCinematography:
Kazue NagatsukaComposer:
Naozumi YamamotoPlots(1)
Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi (Yumiko Nogawa) is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita (Isao Tamagawa) but falls for the sensitive Mikami (Tamio Kawachi), Narita's direct subordinate. In this tragic love story, director Seijun Suzuki delivers a rule-bending take on the popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes. (official distributor synopsis)
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