Why it may be worth watching
- Yoshiwara combines Romance and Drama elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Pierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa, Lucienne Le Marchand.
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Yoshiwara
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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Cast
Pierre Richard-WillmLieutenant Serge Polenoff
Sessue HayakawaYsamo, Kuli
Lucienne Le MarchandNamo
Roland ToutainPawlik
Michiko TanakaKohana
André GabrielloPô
Camille BertLe commandant
Janine DarceyUne geisha
Foun-SenUne geisha
Philippe RichardL'attaché russe
Ky DuyenL'agent secret
Georges SaillardLe médecin
Henry Bonvallet
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Romance, Drama.
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Themes and topics
geishaprincecourtesanlove affair
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