Hero of the Red Light District (1960)

8.7/10 109 min Drama History

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.

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Sano Jiro

Yoshie Mizutani

Tamazuru

Isao Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Jôsuke

Shinobu Chihara

Yaegaki

Kogiku Hanayagi

Iwahashi

Eijirō Kataoka

Kyoko Aoyama

Fumiko Okamura

Kensaku Hara

Sadako Sawamura

Harue Tone

Masao Mishima

Toyo Takahashi

Kogiku Hanayagi

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