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Yoshiwara (1937)

Genre : Romance, Drama

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Max Ophüls
Writer : Arnold Lipp, Wolfgang Wilhelm, J. Dapoigny, Max Ophüls

Synopsis

Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in the 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.

Actors

Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Richard-Willm
Lieutenant Serge Polenoff
Sessue Hayakawa
Sessue Hayakawa
Ysamo, Kuli
Michiko Tanaka
Michiko Tanaka
Kohana
Roland Toutain
Roland Toutain
Pawlik
Lucienne Le Marchand
Lucienne Le Marchand
Namo
André Gabriello
André Gabriello
Camille Bert
Camille Bert
Le commandant
Foun-Sen
Foun-Sen
Geisha
Philippe Richard
Philippe Richard
L'attaché russe
Ky Duyen
Ky Duyen
L'agent secret
Georges Saillard
Georges Saillard
Le médecin
Henry Bonvallet
Henry Bonvallet
Linh-Nam
Linh-Nam
Léon Arvel
Léon Arvel
Le domestique
Janine Darcey
Janine Darcey
Une geisha
Maurice Devienne
Maurice Devienne
L'officier russe
Léon Larive
Léon Larive
Un marin
Georges Paulais
Georges Paulais
Un officier japonais
Martial Rèbe
Martial Rèbe
Le président du tribunal

Crews

Max Ophüls
Max Ophüls
Director
Arnold Lipp
Arnold Lipp
Screenplay
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Wolfgang Wilhelm
Screenplay
J. Dapoigny
J. Dapoigny
Screenplay
Samuel Epstein
Samuel Epstein
Producer
Max Ophüls
Max Ophüls
Screenplay
Eugen Schüfftan
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography
Pierre Méguérian
Pierre Méguérian
Editor
Paul Dessau
Paul Dessau
Original Music Composer
Herman Millakowsky
Herman Millakowsky
Producer
Maurice Dekobra
Maurice Dekobra
Novel
André Barsacq
André Barsacq
Production Design
Léon Barsacq
Léon Barsacq
Production Design
Laure Lourié
Laure Lourié
Costume Design
Ralph Baum
Ralph Baum
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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