is a 1955 Japanese romance drama film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It is based on the 1907 novel Onna keizu by Kyōka Izumi.
Plot The film follows the tragic love story between student Chikara and his mistress Otsuta, a geisha.
Cast Fujiko Yamamoto as Otsuta Kōji Tsuruta as Chikara Hayase Masayuki Mori as Shunzo Sakai Sumiko Fujita as Taeko Sakai Yasuko Kawakami as Yukiko Matsumura Haruko Sugimura as Koyoshi Daisuke Katō as Menoso
Background Izumi's novel, first published in serialised form in 1907, became popular as a shinpa play the following year, which added the title giving Yushima setting originally not contained in the book.
TV version A TV dramatisation was broadcast between Thursday 9 June and Thursday 16 June 1966, again starring Fujiko Yamamoto.
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