Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

8.6(10 votes)
1960
1h 49m
Drama
History

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.

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

Chiezō Kataoka

Sano Jiro

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Tamazuru

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Jôsuke

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Yaegaki

Kogiku Hanayagi

Kogiku Hanayagi

Iwahashi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Hiroshi Mizuno

Tsukie Matsuura

Tsukie Matsuura

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

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