Story of a Prostitute
1965 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,685 VOTES · DIR. Seijun Suzuki
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 776 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:18 THE NIKKATSU CORPORATION PRESENTS
00:04:02 Since we left Tianjin, all we've seen is nothing. That's all.
00:07:23 No. I was just released from the hospital in Peking, sir.
00:10:04 Kurigoma. I'm from Ichinoseki.
00:12:25 Don't you call me a whore!
00:17:36 The adjutant is coming tonight. Don't take any other customers.
00:20:19 Stop being the perfect soldier.
00:24:01 Salute!
00:31:40 Don't tell the adjutant you saw me here.
00:34:41 What are you saying?
00:38:08 Don't you feel anything?
00:45:24 Go over there!
00:48:12 My son's getting old now.
00:52:24 - Bring me some water. - Yes, sir.
00:56:46 Three times? Five?
01:00:16 Where's Mikami?
01:05:16 A court-martial will sentence you to death.
01:10:05 He's leaving.
01:15:04 We should have gone with them.
01:20:00 That's right.
01:22:03 If they don't believe you, I'll get you out of here.
01:26:03 Corporal Shinichi Mikami, to be transferred to Daigen.
01:32:13 Long live the emperor!
02:02:00 The battle lasted two hours.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed776
Dialogue density8.1 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line02:02:00
Production Record
DirectorSeijun Suzuki
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,685