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Hero of the Red Light District

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Duration109 min.
LanguageJapanese
StatusReleased
Release DateSep 3, 1960

Overview

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.

Genres

  • Drama
  • History

Casts

Chiezō Kataoka

Chiezō Kataoka

Sano Jiro

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Tamazuru

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Jôsuke

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Yaegaki

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Iwahashi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Tsukie Matsuura

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Fumiko Okamura

Fumiko Okamura

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Harue Tone

Harue Tone

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Toyo Takahashi

Toyo Takahashi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Yachiyo Kirishima

Harumi Matsukaze

Shinnosuke Ogata

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

Gorō Naniwa

Kyōnosuke Murai

Mineko Maruhira

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kisho Nomura

Chieko Taki

Kunijirō Yanagi

Shirō Osaki

Yoshiko Yashioji