Film
Karayuki-san, Imamura's documentary on 16mm.
- Institute of Contemporary Arts
- Price unknown
About
A documentary screening of 'Karayuki-san: The Making of a Prostitute', shown on 16mm. Shohei Imamura follows Zendo Kikuyo, a woman in her seventies who was tricked into leaving Japan for Malaysia at nineteen and never returned. Imamura visits the former brothel where she worked and discusses her life there with bracing frankness. The film exposes how prostitution became an export commodity tied to Japan's economic and military expansion across South East Asia.
- Director
- Shōhei Imamura
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 75 min
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Trailer
Trailer on YouTubeVenue
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall, London
Genre
Documentary filmsUp to 10 a week
