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Hero of the Red Light District

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Hero of the Red Light District

8.6

1h 49m

1960

Synopsis

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.

Director

Tomu Uchida

DramaHistory

samurai

Cast & Crew

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

as Sano Jiro

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

as Tamazuru

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Jôsuke

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

as Yaegaki

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kogiku Hanayagi

as Iwahashi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Tsukie Matsuura

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

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