In 1995, a 74-year-old prostitute stood on the streets of Yokohama, Japan, who had been arrested 22 times in the police station for 60 years on the streets, but was finally respected by the Japanese.
This person's name is Yukiko Nishioka, she was born in 1921 in a wealthy family in Japan, and her parents have held her as a pearl in the palm of their hands since she was a child, and they are extremely attentive to her education.
As her parents wished, Xuezi was well-established and generous, proficient in qinqi calligraphy and painting, and spoke fluent English.
If it weren't for the war, Yukiko might have lived her life happily like ordinary women.
Unfortunately, when Yukiko was 24 years old, in 1945, Japan was defeated, her father died in the war, and soon after, her mother also died of illness, leaving her and her brother to rely on each other.
Originally, Yukiko and her younger brother took care of each other in life, but in order to monopolize the family property, the younger brother actually kicked Yukiko out of the house.
After World War II, Japan was devastated, the economy was sluggish, the employment rate was unprecedentedly low, and many men were living on the streets because they could not find jobs.
And Yukiko, as a woman, was even more at a loss, she was carrying a suitcase, walking down the street without a master, not knowing where to go.
Suddenly, Yukiko was caught in the eye by a job advertisement that read, "Female clerks, high income, food and housing, young women between the ages of 18 and 25, recruited by government departments."
This made Yukiko happy in her heart, feeling that she saw the hope of life, she rubbed her eyes and looked at it several times, yes, this is a job advertisement issued by the Japanese government.
Yukiko signed up without hesitation, who knows, this decision has kept her stuck in it for the rest of her life, and she will never have a chance to turn over.
When she came to the "work" location, the staff did not arrange any affairs for Yukiko, but asked her to put on heavy makeup and wear sexy and flirtatious costumes, waiting for the "favor" of American soldiers.
Yukiko was suddenly confused, and she realized that this was not a job at all, but a comfort woman.
At that time, Japan, as a defeated country, announced its unconditional surrender, and a large number of American troops were stationed in Japan, and in order to please the Americans, Japan hugged the thighs of the US imperialists, and also built a comfort center for the fun of American soldiers.
Yukiko fell into the tiger's mouth inexplicably, she struggled hard to escape, but she was beautiful, versatile, and fluent in English.
People don't give Yukiko a chance at all, and their supervision of her is extremely strict.
Every night Yukiko was ravaged to death by beast-like American soldiers, who were extremely brutal and refused to use safe contraception.
It didn't take long for Hanayagi disease to spread in the comfort center, and the spread of the disease, coupled with the protests of the families of American soldiers, forced the Japanese government to close the comfort center.
The women in the comfort camp can finally see the light of day, but they have also been branded as "prostitutes" for life, and without any skills, survival is also a big problem.
Yukiko, like most women, didn't know what to do, and everywhere she went, she suffered from white eyes and people looked down upon.
Forced to make a living, Yukiko had to stand by the street where the American army passed and started her old business.
But unlike those scantily dressed and sexy hostesses, Yukiko never scratches her head, but dresses herself delicately and decently, wearing a white retro dress and holding a small umbrella in her hand.
Yukiko, who never bows her head to life, fate finally gave her a little light.
One day, Yukiko was standing on the street with a small umbrella as usual, when an American officer came, this officer was gentle and talkative.
What is even more rare is that the American officer did not have the slightest contempt for Yukiko, but a look of love and pity, and his appearance made Yukiko's life begin to have sweetness.
The American officer rented a house for Yukiko, and the two lived a small life, and promised to marry Yukiko when the war was over, give Yukiko a warm home, and as a testimony to the oath, the officer also gave Yukiko a jade ring as a token of love.
Yukiko was full of hope, but what she never expected was that in 1961, American officers returned from the front and were recalled to the United States in a hurry.
At the dock, the officer and Yukiko hugged each other tightly and said firmly in Yukiko's ear, "Be sure to wait for me, I will come back soon to marry you".
After speaking, he turned around and boarded the ship, and Yukiko cried and shouted: "Don't worry, I will wait for you here, I will wait for you all the time."
Who knows, Yukiko waited for 60 years, day after day, year after year, Yukiko waited for gray hair, and did not wait for any news from the American officers.
Someone told Yukiko that he had already married a wife and had children, or died in battle, so Yukiko should stop waiting obsessively.
But Yukiko didn't believe it, still dressed as they looked when they first met, wearing a long white retro dress and holding a small umbrella in her hand.
It's just that Yukiko is no longer the beautiful look she looked when she was young, and the years are there
She had nicks on her face and her hair had turned white.
But no matter how the years change, Yukiko is always waiting where they met.
Because she is too old, Xuezi has suffered a lot of cold eyes, and some people even mocked that it is really shameless to sell it when she is old. Later, because of the impact on the city's appearance, Yukiko was detained in the police station 22 times.
But none of this shakes Yukiko's desire to wait, until Yukiko meets the second most important man in her life, Genjiro.
Motoshiro is a singer, because his mother is also a prostitute, because he was not sensible when he was a child, he was very disgusted with his mother, and he understood her difficulties after his mother died, but there was no chance to compensate.
Motojiro regarded Yukiko as his mother, and Yukiko also regarded him as his own child, and the two became relatives and friends who talked about everything.
Later, a director heard about Yukiko's story and made a documentary, and Yukiko also became a household name, and everyone was extremely moved by Yukiko's infatuation and respected her.
But what can be done?
Yukiko gave her whole life and didn't get what she wanted.
There is an old saying in China, "Under the nest, there will be no eggs", and the tragic fate of Yukiko is also the tragedy of the entire country, but Japan, as the provocator of the war, is self-inflicted, but it suffers the ordinary people, and it also suffers.
Reference: "Marie Yokohama" documentary