Yoshiwara (1937)
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This bit of elegant esoterica was Max Ophuls' only directorial effort for 1937. Japanese matinee idol Sessue Hayakawa made a long-overdue return to films as Yaamo, a humble Chinese coolie in love with the beautiful and aristocratic Kohana (Michiko Tanaka). Following her father's suicide,… More This bit of elegant esoterica was Max Ophuls' only directorial effort for 1937. Japanese matinee idol Sessue Hayakawa made a long-overdue return to films as Yaamo, a humble Chinese coolie in love with the beautiful and aristocratic Kohana (Michiko Tanaka). Following her father's suicide, Kohana is reduced to working as a Geisha girl, and it is in this capacity that she meets Russian naval officer Serge Polinoff (Pierre-Richard Willm), who marries the girl and takes her back to his homeland. Now regarding Kohana as a traitor, Yaamo swears vengeance on both the girl and her Russian husband. At film's end, only Kohana is left alive, which in context is surprising indeed. The Japanese government issued a formal complaint about the content of Yoshiwara, but French moviegoers were not yet conditioned to take such things seriously, and the film was a hit. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Max Ophüls
- Written By
- Maurice Dekobra, Arnold Lipp, Wolfgang Wilhelm
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
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Cast
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Pierre Richard-Willm
as Serge Polenoff
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Sessue Hayakawa
as Ysamo
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Roland Toutain
as Pawlik
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Lucienne Lemarchand
as Namo
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André Gabriello
as Po
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Camille Bert
as Commander
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Phillipe Richard
as Russian Attache
- Michiko Tanaka
- Lucienne Le Marchand
