Drama ·Romance · Japan · 2014 · 1h 42m

A Courtesan with Flowered Skin

花宵道中

Director

Cast

Yumi Adachi as Asagiri Yasushi Fuchikami as Hanjiro Ena Koshino as Yatsu Tomochika as Madam of a Brothel Saki Takaoka as Kirisato Kanji Tsuda as Toemon Yoshidaya

Crew

Osamu Fujiishi — Director of Photography Takeo Yoneda — Editor Shuhei Kamimura — Original Music Composer Yoshinobu Kamo — Screenplay Ayako Miyagi — Novel Gen Sato — Producer

Synopsis

Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her destiny. With a strong performance by leading actress Yumi ADACHI and exquisite camerawork and production design, A COURTESAN WITH FLOWERED SKIN succeeds in recalling the golden age of Japanese erotic film.

Mood & Themes

secret love based on novel or book geisha love tokyo, japan prostitution love interest jidaigeki edo period love problems sex work yūjo

Key Collaborators

Keisuke Toyoshima Director Osamu Fujiishi Director of Photography Takeo Yoneda Editor Shuhei Kamimura Original Music Composer Yoshinobu Kamo Screenplay Ayako Miyagi Novel Gen Sato Producer YAGO Yoshikazu Producer Hiroto Matsuzaki Production Design

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