Yoshiwara (1937)
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.
- Date of release
- 1937-06-23
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Director
- Max Ophüls
Casting
- Pierre Richard-Willm — Lieutenant Serge Polenoff
- Sessue Hayakawa — Ysamo, Kuli
- Lucienne Le Marchand — Namo
- Roland Toutain — Pawlik
- Michiko Tanaka — Kohana
- André Gabriello — Pô
- Camille Bert — Le commandant
- Janine Darcey — Une geisha
- Foun-Sen — Une geisha
- Philippe Richard — L'attaché russe
- Ky Duyen — L'agent secret
- Georges Saillard — Le médecin
Interesting facts
Yoshiwara is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa and Michiko Tanaka. It is based on a novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris and on location at the Musée Albert-Kahn in Billancourt and in Rochefort-en-Yvelines and Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Léon Barsacq.
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