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.
Rated 2.5 / 5 from 1 log on Katalog
In the ruins of World War II Japan, a band of prostitutes wearing colourful and anachronistic 1980s fashion save up their cash to buy a dance hall together one day. There is a lot of conflicts between other prostitues (and within their group), pimps, and American occupation forces. I found the plot to be really convoluted at times, there was just too much happening. I feel like this movie has been seen by 5 people, but I wonder if we can all agree that all the on screen deaths were unintentionally hilarious (ex: let’s shoot one woman a hundred times, just to make sure she’s actually dead). I still really enjoyed this film for the camp value and (sometimes) compelling reflections on how war changes your humanity.
