Basic Info
Release: June 03, 1970
Runtime: 105 min
Rating: ⭐ 6.0/10 (10 votes)
Status: Released
History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess
1970
105 min
⭐ 6.0/10
10 votes
Overview
Postwar Japan as it is described by Etsuko, the manager of a bar catering to foreigners in Yokosuka. The way of life of a woman brimming with vitality, who skipped the countryside right after the war and, with her womanhood as a weapon, lived through atomic bombings, black markets, prostitution aimed at American soldiers and the Korean War. Inserting newsreels, Shohei Imamura depicts the history of twenty-five years in the Japanese postwar by way of the female body. (doclisboa)
Genres
Documentary
History
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
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Cast
Emiko Akaza
Self
Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Writer
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Nobuyo Horiba
Producer
Motoo Ogasawara
Producer
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