Movie Settings Database

Yoshiwara

Where:

Tokyo Prefecture

When:

The 19th Century

Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in the 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.

Released in 1937 — 102 minutes

Genres:

Romance Drama

Language:

French