Yoshiwara

Directed by Max Ophüls
1937    1h 42mRomance, Drama
6.48.0
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.

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  • Pierre Richard-WillmLieutenant Serge Polenoff
  • Sessue HayakawaYsamo, Kuli
  • Lucienne Le MarchandNamo
  • Roland ToutainPawlik
  • Michiko TanakaKohana
  • André Gabriello
  • 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
  • Georges PaulaisUn officier japonais
  • Martial RèbeLe président du tribunal
  • Max OphülsDirector / Screenplay

 

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Yoshiwara Trivia

Yoshiwara was released on June 23, 1937.

Yoshiwara was directed by Max Ophüls.

Yoshiwara has a runtime of 1 hr 42 min.

Yoshiwara was produced by Samuel Epstein, Herman Millakowsky.

The key characters in Yoshiwara are Lieutenant Serge Polenoff (Pierre Richard-Willm), Ysamo, Kuli (Sessue Hayakawa), Namo (Lucienne Le Marchand).

Yoshiwara is a Romance, Drama film.

Yoshiwara has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.

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