Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute

Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Produced byAkira Ogawa
Narrated byShōhei Imamura
CinematographyMasao Tochizawa
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
75 minutes
LanguagesJapanese, Malaysian

Karayuki-san, the Making of a Prostitute (からゆきさん) is a 1973 Japanese television documentary film by director Shōhei Imamura. It tells the story of a karayuki-san, a term for Japanese women who were sent to foreign Asian countries to serve as prostitutes. Imamura interviews a 73-year-old woman who was sent to Malaysia and forced into prostitution.