Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
Jihei
Koharu / Osan
Tahei
Mogoemon
Owner of the Yamatoya
Gosaemon
Osan's Mother
Osugi
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Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
Movie / 2024
Movie / 1971
Movie / 1967
Movie / 1965
Movie / 2008
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2002
Movie / 1968
Movie / 1989
Movie / 2024
Movie / 2001
Movie / 2016
Movie / 1994
Movie / 2023
Movie / 2014
Movie / 2018
Movie / 2019
Movie / 2010
Movie / 2024
Movie / 1994