A Courtesan with Flowered Skin
Nov 08 2014
•2h 42m
•Drama, Romance
Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her destiny. With a strong performance by leading actress Yumi ADACHI and exquisite camerawork and production design, A COURTESAN WITH FLOWERED SKIN succeeds in recalling the golden age of Japanese erotic film.
Cast
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Yumi Adachi
Asagiri
Yasushi Fuchikami
Hanjiro
Ena Koshino
Yatsu
Tomochika
Madam of a Brothel
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