Never tell your real age, and never tell others your name.
When you walk the streets of Yokohama, Japan in the 90s, you will see a special old man with pure white lace gloves on his arms and a retro lace gauze skirt.
With a thick layer of white powder on her face all year round, dark and rich eye shadow, and bright lipstick on her lips, you can smell the fragrance emanating from her body from a short distance.
People were intrigued to see her, but the people around them avoided her and looked at her with contempt.
She was known as "Miss Mary" and was a prostitute.
The people around him did not have a good impression of Mary, an old man who was about to pass his prime, but he was dressed in the clothes of a young man, and his face was dressed as noble as a queen with heavy makeup, which made people feel strange and exaggerated.
Under the eyes of thousands of people who did not understand, Mary did not care about other people's opinions, she was a person with great self-esteem.
Although Mary was over seventy years old and could barely make money by walking on her back, the boss never drove her away and gave her an exclusive place to rest, a bench in the lobby of the building.
Mary knew very well in her heart that she had been doing this job for 60 years, and she had long been unable to attract customers. Despite this, she was reluctant to leave, perhaps on her own or for other reasons.
Mary herself confessed: "If I am a prostitute, then I will always be a prostitute." As a prostitute, I will always do it. ”
Mary is a shameless person in the eyes of people, but anyone who has done her business knows that Mary is a woman like no other. One of the most things Mary said to her guests was, "I can give you anything, but you can't kiss me." ”
Mary has a beautiful name called "Yukiko Nishioka". Yukiko was also young and youthful, and only those who knew her understood that she was actually waiting for her lover here, hoping to reunite with her lover one day and recognize him at a glance.
Mary was born into a noble family, her family conditions were superior, and her parents specially asked someone to teach her to play the piano and draw in order to train her. Her noble background and profound cultural heritage make Mary unique among her peers, exuding pride from the inside out.
When Mary was 24 years old, a sudden disaster shattered all the good things she had. His father died on the battlefield due to the war, and his mother was also overwhelmed by illness and died soon after.
Not only was Mary's family affected by the war, but also countless families were ruined, and people were powerless to stop the tragedy caused by the war, which was in the period of World War II.
Mary's family collapsed, and her brother ruthlessly drove her away in order to fight for the family property. The cold family changes have made Mary very painful, because the status of Japanese women is already low, and under the clever words of her brother, Mary has to go out to find a job to survive.
It is always much easier for men to find work than women, whenever and wherever they are. At first, Mary looked for a lot of places, but they all came back empty. When she gradually lost her mood, an advertisement on the street made her eyes shine, especially the words "including food and housing, high income", which firmly attracted her. The content of the advertisement is that foreign-related clubs are recruiting waitresses.
* The official background and generous treatment are very tempting, and Mary, who has lost her coolness, quickly finds the person in charge and signs a contract, but what she didn't expect is that she will never be able to climb out in the future.
Due to Mary's versatility, she quickly passed the assessment. They first put on Mary's makeup and colorful costumes, and at the same time gave the applicants a special name, "**Let them wait quietly in the room."
Unexpectedly, it was all American GIs who were waiting for her, and Mary realized that she had been deceived. Mary and the deceived women were ravaged day and night, and gradually became the tools of American GIs. These women want to run but can't run away, want to cry but can't cry, and have no choice but to compromise obediently.
Since it is under the sign of **, why do you want to trick these women into serving those American GIs, the reason is both absurd and ridiculous.
At that time, after Japan's defeat in World War II, it tried to move closer to the U.S. military, so it had to focus on the U.S. military, and finally decided to let the U.S. military enter Japan. Japan wanted to use the chastity of these women to curry favor with the American GIs.
When the U.S. military first entered Japan, it often acted arbitrarily like a wolf and a tiger, wandering the streets and alleys of Japan, violence and robbery of people's daughters from time to time.
In this way, it not only objectively curbed the wanton loitering and brutal style of the US military, but also prevented most women from being violated by the US military.
** They live a miserable life in the comfort camp every day, and these American GIs ravage them like a flood beast, never using safe contraception for their own comfort and happiness.
However, this erosive life was not destined to last long, and the long-term lack of attention to hygiene and indiscretion eventually made them suffer the consequences, and it didn't take long for the willow disease to spread from the comfort station.
In order to control the emergence of this disease and effectively cut off the spread of this disease, Japan** closed all comfort places.
On the surface, the Japanese claim that their income is not high, enough to control their life and consumption in the second half of their lives. In fact, these *** people get very little, and they can't even guarantee their lives next month, and the high salary they say has basically been deducted.
After the comfort station closed, the ** were ruthlessly thrown away like garbage. Although they regained their freedom, it also took a great mental blow to them, and for them, this shame will be difficult to erase for life. It is almost difficult to return to a normal life, and it is destined to be looked at by all kinds of discrimination.
Women, including Mary, must learn survival skills if they want to get back on track. Mary had no choice, and in order to live, she chose a Fengyue place in Kansai and started a business of soliciting customers.
Although Mary fell into the red dust again, her heart was already dead, but the only thing worth holding on to was having to let her numb body continue to live. When confronted with her, Mary's most common remark was, "My life is long dead."
Mary, who has lost confidence in life, gives a unique impression, she often wears a retro lace gauze skirt, holds a white umbrella, and behaves very elegantly. Most people tend to deliberately put on a showy stance, but Mary is more charming than Mary, and customers are more willing to do her business.
At the height of Mary's life, guests would wait in long lines for her to choose from, and they would also call her "Her Majesty" as they liked. For a prostitute, it is nothing more than the most beautiful time, and there are always customers who come to her after hearing her title, and they are often jealous and jealous of other prostitutes.
Still, Mary hadn't really laughed for a long time. There may be many prostitutes who pursue this honor, but in the eyes of Mary, who has lost her soul, everything seems so bleak that she has no purpose in life.
Until one day, the appearance of a beautiful ** official made the calm stagnant water in Mary's heart re-ripple and re-energized with color.
The guest has never cared about Mary's feelings, but this beautiful ** official treats her as a friend and talks about everything, not only does not discriminate against her, but shows sincerity. Mary hadn't felt this way in years, and she had a genuine affection for the person in front of her.
The American ** official did not dislike Mary's identity, and often came to her, and it didn't take long for them to fall in love. This was the happiest moment of Mary's life, and it was also the most memorable marriage, and since then, she can no longer pretend to be someone else in her heart.
However, this love stayed very short, and soon after, the American ** official received an order and was called back to China, and all the past of the two lovers on the streets of Yokohama can only be sealed in each other's memories.
When she learned that he was leaving, Mary burst into tears. When parting, the American ** official gave her a jade ring and told Mary that it was a token of love, and when she was done, she would come back to marry her.
The two kissed on the dock for a long time, and the American ** official was reluctant to give up Mary, so he had to hurry on the boat with the sound of the whistle. When the steamer started, Mary's eyes were instantly wet with tears, and she watched the steamer disappear, and the corners of her mouth still muttered from time to time: "I'll wait for you."
The beauty ** official lived in Mary's heart forever, and Mary never let any man kiss her on the mouth again. This agreement became Mary's spiritual domination, but what Mary didn't expect was that this agreement made her stick to it for half her life.
Since the separation of the piers, Mary has stayed in Yokohama and has never left. As her face grew older, Mary in her fifties was no longer popular, but she still wore that strange outfit, maintaining a noble and elegant temperament.
Although the people around her look at her strangely and avoid her, she will not take the initiative to chat with others, nor will she easily accept handouts from others.
Once, when Mary walked into a hair salon she frequented, the proprietress pleaded and advised Mary not to come back in the future, citing the fact that the other customers did not want to use the same barber tools as her. Mary was puzzled, and left without a sound after the haircut.
When Mary passed by the coffee shop, the proprietress of the coffee shop would occasionally wave Mary through the glass and invite Mary to come in and sit down, and Mary understood what she meant, but turned her head back and continued walking.
Because the customers in the coffee shop also disliked her, but the proprietress saw her pitiful, and specially prepared a special coffee cup for her, and the reason why Mary refused to go in was because she didn't want to involve people who were kind to her.
Mary walked past the front of the store, looked affectionately at a bottle of perfume outside the window, and refused to leave for a long time, as if she had seen love. Although she hides her feelings deeply, she is still so arrogant and cold from the outside.
When Mary was approaching her old age, the 70-year-old Mary met a young man named "Genjiro", but this young man and Mary did not have the relationship as she imagined, but saw the epitome of her mother in Mary.
When Motojiro was young, when he learned that his mother was a prostitute, he hated his mother's work very much, and because of this, he had a lot of trouble with his mother, and until his mother died, Motojiro still had a grudge against his mother.
Later, in order to make a living, Motojiro embarked on his mother's old path and became a male prostitute, only to realize that everything his mother did back then was actually forced by life, mostly to prevent her son from being wronged.
Motojiro cherishes this friendship with Mary and has always treated her as his own mother. Motojiro would sing for her in front of Mary, open his heart to chat with her, and be filial to Mary like a son.
After Mary's story spread, a director invited her to shoot a documentary, but Mary did not refuse, and Mary has since become a household name.
In 1995, after a heavy snowfall, Mary suddenly disappeared. The old lady was no longer seen on the streets of Yokohama, no one knew that she had gone, and the people near the street only felt as if something was missing more than usual.
At the age of 74, Mary decided to end her career as a street player and never solicit again. This escape, no one knows, just a person silently stepped on the train back to his hometown and disappeared from everyone's field of vision.
A few years later, Genjiro, who was terminally ill, suddenly received a letter from Mary: "I want to go back to Yokohama......After learning Mary's address, Motojiro rushed to Mary's hometown with the only time he had, regardless of his health.
When he met Mary again, Motojiro understood the cause and effect of the incident.
On the day Mary left Yokohama, she knew that she couldn't wait for her beloved, so she threw away her long skirt and some rouge gouache in Yokohama, and decided to be an ordinary old man.
And this time Mary's appearance has also changed dramatically, she is no longer the same Mary who likes to wear clothes, and her face is no longer makeup, and she looks like an amiable grandmother.
Motojiro sang in front of Mary as always, and Mary enjoyed Motojiro's performance with a smile on her face, and finally, Motojiro held Mary's hand and agreed to live together to be 100 years old.
In 2005, at the age of 84, Mary passed away forever, still wearing the jade ring on her finger.
After the release of the documentary "Yokohama Mary", this **, which uses a tragic story as the background and an evocative love story as a clue, has caused countless people to discuss.
At that time, due to the low status of Japanese women, Mary was just an example, and the women who were abandoned or even sacrificed behind it became the remnants of an era.
With the release of this documentary, Mary's image was respected by countless Japanese, and people also understood that under the seemingly prosperous and self-reliant appearance of Japan, there were some things hidden that could not be seen, like thousands of sharp knives pierced into the hearts of every Japanese.
Towards the end of the shoot, it is obvious that Mary has full silver hair and a much older face. The filming crew was curious and wanted to interview her, but when they met Mary, they didn't want to say anything.
Mary didn't complain about anything until her twilight years, but in exchange for Mary's lifelong waiting, I don't know if the man who gave Mary the jade ring is also missing Mary?Will you see this in the United States?