

Hero of the Red Light District
Visit website8.6/10 • 10
1960-09-03 • 1h 49m
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.
- Directors
- Tomu Uchida
- Editors
- Shintarō Miyamoto

Hero of the Red Light District
Visit website1960-09-03 • 1h 49m
8.6/10 • 10
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.
- Directors
- Tomu Uchida
- Editors
- Shintarō Miyamoto
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsChiezō Kataoka
Sano Jiro
Yoshie Mizutani
Tamazuru
Isao Kimura
Minoru Chiaki
Jôsuke
Shinobu Chihara
Yaegaki
Kogiku Hanayagi
Iwahashi
Hiroshi Mizuno
Tsukie Matsuura
Eijirō Kataoka
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- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Keywords
- samurai