KOREA. 2006. Lee Yong Soo, born in 1928, came from a poor family. Her mother worked as a nanny, and her father delivered rice. She was 16 when a friend called her out of the house to meet a Japanese man who gave her a dress and leather shoes and promised more if they came and worked for him. There were four other girls, including her friend, with the man, and she was too excited to ask about where they were going. They traveled for several days to the north of Korea to work harvesting radishes. The man's behavior changed, and he beat them if they made mistakes or complained. After a month, they were taken by a Japanese naval ship to Taiwan. The girls were raped repeatedly on the journey, and Lee Yong Soo contracted a sexually transmitted disease. In Taiwan, they were forced to work in a "Comfort Station," where they had to have sex three or four times a day, even when they had their periods. They were beaten and electrocuted if they resisted. They mainly had to service Kamikaze pilots before suicide missions. She was not allowed to speak Korean and was given the name Doshiko. She was never paid. One pilot whom she had sexually infected previously fell in love with her and before his fatal mission came and gave her his final possessions: a photo and his toiletries. He told her the disease was a gift from her, Doshiko, to him. He was gentle, and he taught her a song: <i><br>
Take off bravely. <br>
Leaving Shin-jook Crossing over the clouds<br>
There is no one to see me off <br>
Only one crying for me. <br>
Doshiko. <br></i>
After the war was over, she found her way home, and her mother, believing her dead, was frightened and thought she was a ghost. She feels much better now that she has revealed what happened to her as a sex slave. She never married and lives alone, 2006.