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A House in the Quarter
A House in the Quarter

A House in the Quarter

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With her family suffering from extreme poverty, Yuko, as the eldest daughter, is sold to a successful brothel in Kyoto. There she is assigned to serve Takamatsu, one of the brothel’s top customers. But while Takamatsu falls madly in love with Yuko, she finds herself attracted to a young priest named Kunugida. Torn by jealousy, Takamatsu hatches an evil plan to tear them apart.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

137 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 November 1963

Country

Japan

Cast

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yuko Katagiri

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Seijun Kunugida

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Katsue

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Jinzo Takesue

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Yatsuko Tan'ami

Hisako

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Keiko

Teruko Kishi

Teruko Kishi

Omine

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Sanzaemon Katagiri

Harue Akagi

Harue Akagi

Oshin

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Toshie Kimura

Toshie Kimura

Yachiyo Kirishima

Yachiyo Kirishima

Sayoko Tanimoto

Sayoko Tanimoto

Yuriko Anjo

Yuriko Anjo

Shigako Shimegi

Shigako Shimegi

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Shigemi Kitahara

Shigemi Kitahara

Midori Yamamoto

Midori Yamamoto

Genji Kawai

Genji Kawai

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Gōzō Sōma

Gōzō Sōma

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