Yoshiwara

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1937 · 102 min · Romance · Drama · TMDB 6.0/10

Overview

Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century. It depicts a love triangle between a high-class prostitute, a Russian naval officer, and a rickshaw man.

Directed by Max Ophüls

Cast

• Pierre Richard-Willm — Lieutenant Serge Polenoff
• Sessue Hayakawa — Ysamo, Kuli
• Lucienne Le Marchand — Namo
• Roland Toutain — Pawlik
• Michiko Tanaka — Kohana