Hero of the Red Light District
Sep 03 1960
•2h 49m
•Drama, History
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
Cast
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Chiezō Kataoka
Sano Jiro
Yoshie Mizutani
Tamazuru
Isao Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Jôsuke
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