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Yoshiwara (1937)

1h 42m · 23 Jun 1937
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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.

Movie ID84035
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorMax Ophüls
Main castPierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa, Lucienne Le Marchand, Roland Toutain, Michiko Tanaka, André Gabriello, Camille Bert, Janine Darcey
Release date23 June 1937
Release year1937
LanguageFrench
Duration102 min (1h 42m)
Rating6.0 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseLes Productions Milo Film

Director: Max Ophüls
Writers: Arnold Lipp, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Max Ophüls, J. Dapoigny

Top cast

Pierre Richard-WillmLieutenant Serge Polenoff Sessue HayakawaYsamo, Kuli Lucienne Le MarchandNamo Roland ToutainPawlik
Michiko TanakaKohana
André GabrielloPô Camille BertLe commandant Janine DarceyUne geisha
Foun-SenUne geisha
Philippe RichardL'attaché russe
Ky DuyenL'agent secret
Georges SaillardLe médecin Henry Bonvallet
Linh-Nam
Léon ArvelLe domestique
Maurice DevienneL'officier russe
Léon LariveUn marin (uncredited) Georges PaulaisUn officier japonais
Martial RèbeLe président du tribunal

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