Analysis of Nippon Konchuki on Feminism

Abstract

Nippon Konchuki is a Japanese movie directed by Shōhei and was first shown in 1963, following the life of prostitutes in Japan after World War 2. The film tells the misery of Tome Matsuki, a rural Japanese woman who had to sell her body for survival. Nippon Konchuki fills the long-standing gap in the film industry and provides a new orientation for academic research - the study of prostitution on feminism. Based on the analysis of Nippon Konchuki, this paper discusses topics such as love and sex, suppression and power, and women's relations from a feminist perspective. Finally, this paper derives the conclusion that Nippon Konchuki honestly reflects sex workers’ life in after-war Japan and successfully shows the importance of respecting the cries and opinions from the struggling sex workers.