Yoshiwara (1937 film)
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| Directed by | Max Ophüls |
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| Based on | Yoshiwara by Maurice Dekobra |
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| Cinematography | Eugen Schüfftan |
| Edited by | Pierre Méguérian |
| Music by | Paul Dessau |
Production company | Milo Film |
| Distributed by | Compagnie Cinématographique de France |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Yoshiwara is a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa and Michiko Tanaka. It is based on a novel of the same title by Maurice Dekobra. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé in Paris and on location at the Musée Albert-Kahn in Billancourt and in Rochefort-en-Yvelines and Villefranche-sur-Mer. The film's sets were designed by the art directors André Barsacq and Léon Barsacq.