The Melbourne Cinémathèque & ACMI present
Gate of Flesh
When
Wed 23 Jul 2025
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The first in what is often called Suzuki’s “flesh trilogy” (followed by Story of a Prostitute), this visually and thematically striking drama expands the director’s concerns to take in the legacy of the US Occupation and the unfettered post-war reconstruction and corporatisation of Japan.
Based on the celebrated novel by Taijiro Tamura, its focus on the fate of various sex workers in the ruins of bombed-out Tokyo is an allegory for the antagonistic, cutthroat world of modern Japan. A landmark in the representation of sexuality and exploitation, it features Jo Shishido, Yumiko Nogawa and Kayo Matsuo.
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Australia's longest-running film society, Melbourne Cinémathèque screens significant works of international cinema in the medium they were created, the way they would have originally screened.
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