History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

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)

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

105 minutes

Year:

1970

Director:

Shōhei Imamura

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Company:

Nihon Eiga Shinsha

Cast:

Self

Crew:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Producer

Producer