Synopsis
Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century. It depicts a love triangle between a high-class prostitute, a Russian naval officer, and a rickshaw man.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Max OphülsDirector
- Arnold LippScreenplay
- Wolfgang WilhelmScreenplay
- J. DapoignyScreenplay
- Max OphülsScreenplay
- Paul DessauOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Pierre Richard-WillmLieutenant Serge Polenoff
- Sessue HayakawaYsamo, Kuli
- Lucienne Le MarchandNamo
- Roland ToutainPawlik
- Michiko TanakaKohana
- André GabrielloPô
- Camille BertLe commandant
- Janine DarceyUne geisha
- Foun-SenUne geisha
- Philippe RichardL'attaché russe
- Ky DuyenL'agent secret
- Georges SaillardLe médecin
Stills
Themes
geishaprincecourtesanlove affair