History of Postwar Japan as Told by a Bar Hostess

Overview

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)

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 3, 1970

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nihon Eiga Shinsha

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0066153