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Yoshiwara

1937

102 minutes

RomanceDrama

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm headshot

Pierre Richard-Willm

Lieutenant Serge Polenoff

Sessue Hayakawa headshot

Sessue Hayakawa

Ysamo, Kuli

Lucienne Le Marchand headshot

Lucienne Le Marchand

Namo

Roland Toutain headshot

Roland Toutain

Pawlik

Michiko Tanaka headshot

Michiko Tanaka

Kohana

André Gabriello headshot

André Gabriello

Pô

Camille Bert headshot

Camille Bert

Le commandant

Janine Darcey headshot

Janine Darcey

Une geisha

Foun-Sen headshot

Foun-Sen

Une geisha

Philippe Richard headshot

Philippe Richard

L'attaché russe

Ky Duyen headshot

Ky Duyen

L'agent secret

Georges Saillard headshot

Georges Saillard

Le médecin

Henry Bonvallet headshot

Henry Bonvallet

Linh-Nam headshot

Linh-Nam

Léon Arvel headshot

Léon Arvel

Le domestique

Maurice Devienne headshot

Maurice Devienne

L'officier russe

Léon Larive headshot

Léon Larive

Un marin

Georges Paulais headshot

Georges Paulais

Un officier japonais

Martial Rèbe headshot

Martial Rèbe

Le président du tribunal