

Yoshiwara
Romance
Drama
Overview
Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in the 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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1937-06-23
Runtime:
1h 42m
Director:
Max Ophüls
Writer:
Max Ophüls, Arnold Lipp, Wolfgang Wilhelm, J. Dapoigny
Top Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm
Lieutenant Serge Polenoff

Sessue Hayakawa
Ysamo, Kuli

Michiko Tanaka
Kohana

Roland Toutain
Pawlik

Lucienne Le Marchand
Namo

André Gabriello
Pô

Camille Bert
Le commandant

Foun-Sen
Geisha

Philippe Richard
L'attaché russe

Ky Duyen
L'agent secret

Georges Saillard
Le médecin

Henry Bonvallet
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