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The Making of a Prostitute

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Original title

Karayuki-san

Year

1975

Running time

75 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Shôhei Imamura

Screenwriter

Shôhei Imamura

Cast

Cinematography

Masao Tochizawa

Producer

Co-production Japan-Malaysia;

Imamura Productions

Genre

Documentary

Synopsis

Documentary - (The interviewer is an Asian male director, Shohei Imamura.) Interview with Kikuyo Zendo, a 73 year-old, Japanese, trafficked-in-1921, prostitute (karayuki-san) who spent the longer part of her life outside Japan in Malaysia. She discusses her sex work career and marriages. In the 1970s she lives in poverty with her family. The Buraku Liberation League bring her back to Japan.

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The Making of a Prostitute

1975

Shôhei Imamura