Ero-Nites
Yokohama Merī
Dir. Nakamura Takahiro
Japan 2006, 93’
Subtitles: Polish & English
A documentary that pursues the traces of a woman in Yokohama who stood at a street corner as a prostitute for 50 years after the war. An old woman, dressed in an aristocratic dress with her face made up white, quietly stands at a street corner. Known as a beautiful prostitute, her sophisticated behavior, as the years rolled by, became part of the local scenery. Never revealing her real name or her age, the woman preserved her lifestyle as a prostitute. People call her "Yokohama Mary".
In winter 1995, Mary disappeared from the street. Rumors spread like an urban legend. There were some people who kept a kind watch for her. One such person is a chanson singer, Nagato Ganjiro, who has very little time left to live because of his illness. As Nagato recalls his memories of Mary, his desire to sing in front of her once more grows.
Nakamura Takahiro, who is from Yokohama, makes his debut as a film director. Interviews with various people reveal universal activities, feelings and the subtleties of life of ordinary people.
Nakamura Takahiro
Takahiro Nakamura is a documentary film director, known for Yokohama Mary (2006), Yasukuni (2007) and Henri Mitowa: Zen to hone (2016).
Filmography
2016 Henri Mitowa: Zen to hone
Cast & Crew
Director: Nakamura Takahiro
Screenplay: Nakamura Takahiro
Cinematography: Nakazawa Kensuke
Editing: Shirao Kazuhiro
Music: Comoesta Yaegashi
Cast: Mori Hiedo, Nagato Ganjiro, Godai Michiko, Sugiyama Gihou, Shimizu Setsuko, Hirōka Keiichi, Dan Oniroku, Yamazaki Yoko, Ohno Yoshito, Fukujyu Kikuo, Matsuba Koichi
Producer: Kataoka Nozomi, Nakajo Hidekatsu, Shirao Kazuhiro
Production: Hito-hito Film, Nine Entertainment, Rentrack Japan Co. Ltd.
Language: Japanese
Colouration: Colour
