Drama ·History · Japan · 1960 · 1h 49m

Hero of the Red Light District

妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り

Hero of the Red Light District poster
Director
Tomu Uchida
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka as Sano Jiro Yoshie Mizutani as Tamazuru Isao Kimura as Minoru Chiaki as Jôsuke Shinobu Chihara as Yaegaki Kogiku Hanayagi as Iwahashi
Crew
Sadaji Yoshida — Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto — Editor Tamezô Mochizuki — Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay Jun'ichirô Tamaki — Production Design Gô Mikami — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
samurai
Key Collaborators
Tomu Uchida Director Sadaji Yoshida Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto Editor Tamezô Mochizuki Original Music Composer Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Jun'ichirô Tamaki Production Design Gô Mikami Costume Design
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