Hello Martin,<br><br>I know of one film shot by Ozu that deals with prostitution (and WWII): "A Hen in the Wind" (1948).<br><br>Good luck!<br>Suzanne Beth<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/10/18 <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eigagogo@free.fr">eigagogo@free.fr</a>></span><br>
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I'm looking for movies centered around prostitution theme/ interesting<br>
prostitute characterization, especially those set-up in WW2 war/post-war Japan<br>
(if i'm correct 1956 was the year of an anti-prostitution law). Names like<br>
Mizoguchi's Street of Shame/Women of the nights, Naruse's Flowing, Kumai's<br>
Sandankan n°8, Suzuki Seijun's trilogy, Kumashiro's Street of joy, Oguri's Muddy<br>
River comes to mind, but no doubt there's others interesting (and lesser-known)<br>
examples. Was this theme illustrated by 'shomin-geki' filmmakers such as Gosho,<br>
Shimizu, Ozu, Naruse? I'm looking for non-exploitative movies putting emphasis<br>
on these strong-willed women.<br>
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Similar questions for more 'modern' depictions set-up in the 60/70s, like those<br>
we can see in Imamura or Kumashiro works.<br>
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Thanks again!<br>
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Martin<br>
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