Films about (war/post war) prostitution

[suzanne beth]

Hello Martin,

I know of one film shot by Ozu that deals with prostitution (and WWII): "A
Hen in the Wind" (1948).

Good luck!
Suzanne Beth


2009/10/18 <eigagogo at free.fr>

> Dear all,
>
> I'm looking for movies centered around prostitution theme/ interesting
> prostitute characterization, especially those set-up in WW2 war/post-war
> Japan
> (if i'm correct 1956 was the year of an anti-prostitution law). Names like
> Mizoguchi's Street of Shame/Women of the nights, Naruse's Flowing, Kumai's
> Sandankan n°8, Suzuki Seijun's trilogy, Kumashiro's Street of joy, Oguri's
> Muddy
> River comes to mind, but no doubt there's others interesting (and
> lesser-known)
> examples. Was this theme illustrated by 'shomin-geki' filmmakers such as
> Gosho,
> Shimizu, Ozu, Naruse? I'm looking for non-exploitative movies putting
> emphasis
> on these strong-willed women.
>
> Similar questions for more 'modern' depictions set-up in the 60/70s, like
> those
> we can see in Imamura or Kumashiro works.
>
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Martin
>
>
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