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For this week's Hairy Harmonies, we're looking at two views of what happens when the U.S. military comes to your town. We have:

On the Town (1949) 1h 37min 46sec
A piece of U.S. propogranda where sailors on leave look for girls and belittle natives without even noticing.

For contrast, there is director Seijun Suzuki's:

Gate of Flesh / 肉体の門 (1964) 1h 30min 20sec
While mostly about the girls, the reason they're there is because of the U.S. military. Bombed-out hovels of post–World War II Tokyo house a tough band of prostitutes in the shadow of a U.S. base. "Director Seijun Suzuki delivers a whirlwind of social critique and pulp drama, shot through with brilliant colors and raw emotions." WARNING: This was rated in Japan for adults-only, and tries to be as salcious as possible despite limits on how much nudity was alllowed, so it has highly triggering scenes, such as a woman being tied up and whipped.

To keep from going straight from exploitation to anime, we'll end with a 22 minute cinematographer/director commentary on Gate of Flesh.

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Content Warnings

On the Town (1949)

Sex & Nudity: Mild
Violence & Gore: None
Profanity: None
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Mild
Frightening & Intense Scenes: None

U.S./Military Propaganda
Racism/Hate speech (imitating Native Americans)
Car horn
Jump scare (kinda -- from horn)
Sexually assaulted (agressive pursuit/molesting of a sailor)
Misgendered (female with covered head initially presumed male)

Gate of Flesh / 肉体の門 (1964)

Sex & Nudity: Moderate
Violence & Gore: Mild
Profanity: Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking: Moderate
Frightening & Intense Scenes: Mild

animal abuse
animals harmed in the making
animal death
dead animal
woman brutalized for spectacle
woman slapped
someone sexually assaulted
someone restrained
excessive gore
choking
torture
death
razors
shower scene
spitting
attempted suicide
suicide
PTSD
unhinged person
sudden loud noises
screaming
relgious triggers
nudity
sex
blood/gore
gun violence

Letterboxd:

https://letterboxd.com/film/on-the-town/
https://letterboxd.com/film/gate-of-flesh/

Links to films:

• On the Town: https://tankie.tube/w/qL1euVngbfP5QdDEdvWmhe
• Gate of Flesh: https://tankie.tube/w/rpkym5nhRGm3f9EhUQVAjZ
• Gate of Flesh commentary: https://tankie.tube/w/1QvaUgBJV1tUYFN7zKGXR6