Yoshiwara (1937)
1937 · 1h 42m · Romance, Drama
Genres: Romance, Drama
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.
Director: Max Ophüls
Writers: Arnold Lipp, Wolfgang Wilhelm, J. Dapoigny
Music by: Paul Dessau
Cinematography: Eugen Schüfftan
Editor: Pierre Méguérian
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willm as Lieutenant Serge PolenoffSessue Hayakawa as Ysamo, KuliLucienne Le Marchand as NamoRoland Toutain as PawlikMichiko Tanaka as KohanaAndré Gabriello as PôCamille Bert as Le commandantJanine Darcey as Une geishaFoun-Sen as Une geishaPhilippe Richard as L'attaché russeKy Duyen as L'agent secretGeorges Saillard as Le médecinMore like this
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