ヨコハマメリー (2006): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2006, ヨコハマメリー is a dokumentarfilm film directed by Takahiro Nakamura, running about 91 minutes.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. ヨコハマメリー stars Nagato Ganjiro, Godai Michiko and Hideo Mori.

How it landed. With an audience score of 9.0/10, ヨコハマメリー sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch ヨコハマメリー page.

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