Yoshiwara

1937, drama, love

102 minutes

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.

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Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm

Lieutenant Serge Polenoff

Sessue Hayakawa

Sessue Hayakawa

Ysamo, Kuli

Camille Bert

Camille Bert

Le commandant

Foun-Sen

Geisha

Philippe Richard

Philippe Richard

L'attaché russe

Ky Duyen

L'agent secret

Georges Saillard

Le médecin

Léon Arvel

Le domestique

Janine Darcey

Janine Darcey

Une geisha

Maurice Devienne

L'officier russe

Léon Larive

Léon Larive

Un marin

Georges Paulais

Georges Paulais

Un officier japonais

Martial Rèbe

Le président du tribunal

Crew

Art

Léon Barsacq

Production design

André Barsacq

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Laure Lourié

Costume design

Directing

Max Ophüls

Max Ophüls

Director

Editing

Production

Samuel Epstein

Producer

Sound

Paul Dessau

Paul Dessau

Original music composer

Writing

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