Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

109 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 3, 1960

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.

Hero of the Red Light District

109 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 3, 1960

Hero of the Red Light District
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 妖刀物語 花の吉原百人斬り
Directors Tomu Uchida
Writers Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

as Sano Jiro

Yoshie Mizutani

as Tamazuru

Minoru Chiaki

as Jôsuke

Shinobu Chihara

as Yaegaki

Kogiku Hanayagi

as Iwahashi /