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Movie
Yoshiwara
Released: June 23, 1937 (1937)
Runtime: 102 minutes
Genres: Romance, Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Camille Bert as Le commandant
Age at release: 56
- Sessue Hayakawa as Ysamo, Kuli
Age at release: 48
- Philippe Richard as L'attaché russe
Age at release: 45
- Pierre Richard-Willm as Lieutenant Serge Polenoff
Age at release: 41
- André Gabriello as Pô
Age at release: 40
- Roland Toutain as Pawlik
Age at release: 31
- Lucienne Le Marchand as Namo
Age at release: 28
- Michiko Tanaka as Kohana
Age at release: 27
- Foun-Sen as Une geisha
Age at release: 22
- Janine Darcey as Une geisha
Age at release: 20
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- Léon Arvel as Le domestique
Age at release: 64
- Georges Saillard as Le médecin
Age at release: 59
Age at release: 54
- Georges Paulais as Un officier japonais
Age at release: 52
- Léon Larive as Un marin
Age at release: 50
- Martial Rèbe as Le président du tribunal
Age at release: 48
- Maurice Devienne as L'officier russe
Age at release: 45
- Ky Duyen as L'agent secret
Age at release: 26
Age at release: Unknown