Carmen 1945 (1988)
Prostitutes in burnt out Tokyo ghetto of post-WWII Japan peddle their flesh and save one-third of their money for a proposed dancehall to be named Paradise. The hookers live in a bombed-out building, but they accept the precarious situation with typical resolve.
Rating: 5.8
Genres Drama, Historical, War
Original language: ja
IMDb tt0202500
Stars
Rino Katase as Carmen
Yûko Natori as Yoko
Jinpachi Nezu as Mr. Tanaka
Kanô Miyuki as Miyuki
Kazuyo Matsui as Kazuko
Senri Yamazaki as Senri
Tsunehiko Watase as Mr. Watanabe
Creators
Tatsumi Kumashiro (Director)
Yoshihiro Nishimura (Producer)
Yasuko Matsui (Writer)
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