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Story of a Prostitute (1965)

Directed by Seijun Suzuki · Cinematography by Kazue Nagatsuka

96 min61 frames

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Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a textured dark brick wall behind a bed. A man reads a small book at a…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A dark, uneven ridge spans the lower frame under a heavy, overcast sky. A lone soldier in combat…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A vast, empty landscape of rolling dark sand dunes under clear daylight. Two women sit in the…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — A military official stands before a large black chalkboard marked with tactical white symbols.…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — Two figures are wrapped in a large blanket while sitting upon dried hay. The scene is illuminated…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — A group of Japanese soldiers stands at attention in a dimly lit, austere room. The men are…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A surreal stage set features two distinct focal points against an endless black void. To the left…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: fullbody — A desolate rocky desert landscape under a clear, bright sky. Two men walk through the barren…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A group of soldiers sit in a circle around a burning campfire at night. They are gathered near a…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A stark volcanic field features a large, smoking wood pyre in the center foreground. In the distant…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — A rooftop setting features a textured brick column and overcast sky. A woman yells toward a man…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — A desolate, flat grassy plain under an overcast sky features two military-style transport trucks.…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: wide — Three figures walk across a barren dark ridge beneath an expansive bright sky. Distant hazy…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: medium — A dark urban building exterior features a damaged brick wall with a scorched marking. A soldier…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: closeup — A dark urban alleyway features a heavy, rough-hewn brick wall backdrop. A woman turns her head…Story of a Prostitute (1965) movie still: fullbody — A dark space filled with scattered straw and illuminated by a sharp overhead light. A man and a…
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What is Story of a Prostitute about?

Volunteering as a "comfort woman" on the Manchurian front, where she is expected to service hundreds of soldiers, Harumi is commandeered by the brutal Lieutenant Narita but falls for the sensitive Mikami, Narita's direct subordinate. Seijun Suzuki's Story of a Prostitute is a tragic love story as well as a rule-bending take on a popular Taijiro Tamura novel, challenging military and fraternal codes of honor, as seen through Harumi's eyes.

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What does the cinematography of Story of a Prostitute look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Story of a Prostitute leans on wide compositions (39% of the sample) and medium shots (36%). Cinematographer Kazue Nagatsuka keeps 33% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 51% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 64% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1940s.

What is the color palette of Story of a Prostitute?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Story of a Prostitute (1965) are #040404, #8d8d8d, #303030, #cccccc, #6c6c6c, #4a4a4a — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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