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Karayuki-san: The Making Of A Prostitute
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Director:
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Shohei Imamura |
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Country:
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Japan |
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Genre:
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Documentary |
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Type:
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Color
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Year:
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1975
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Language:
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Japanese
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Length:
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70 mins.
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Available Media:
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16mm, 35mm, DVD, VHS, Other
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| Description |
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When Shohei Imamura went to Southeast Asia he met one of the "karayuki-san," Japanese women abducted from their homeland--by the government--and forced to labor in the brothels of the Malay peninsula. |
| Critical Acclaim |
"Perhaps the most brilliant and feeling of Imamura's fine documentaries."
Joan Mellen, The Waves at Genji's Door |
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