Military Comfort Woman

Military Comfort Woman

1974 · 86 min · ★ 7.5 · War, Drama

Movie based on a book by Kakou Senda about the use of women as sexual slaves by the Japanese Army during WW2.

Directed by Ryuichi Takamori · Written by Teruo Ishii

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