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.
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Chiezō Kataoka
Sano Jiro
Yoshie Mizutani
Tamazuru
Isao Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Jôsuke
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