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Yoshiwara poster

Yoshiwara (1937)

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.

Release: 1937-06-23
Runtime: 102 min
Rating: 8 / 10
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Richard-Willm
Lieutenant Serge Polenoff
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Ysamo, Kuli
Lucienne Le Marchand
Lucienne Le Marchand
Namo
Roland Toutain
Roland Toutain
Pawlik
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Michiko Tanaka
Kohana
André Gabriello
André Gabriello
Camille Bert
Camille Bert
Le commandant
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey
Une geisha
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Foun-Sen
Une geisha
Philippe Richard
Philippe Richard
L'attaché russe
Ky Duyen
Ky Duyen
L'agent secret
Georges Saillard
Georges Saillard
Le médecin
Henry Bonvallet
Henry Bonvallet
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Linh-Nam
Léon Arvel
Léon Arvel
Le domestique
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Maurice Devienne
L'officier russe
Léon Larive
Léon Larive
Un marin
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais
Un officier japonais