User Score
57 votes
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
JA
Owner of the Yamatoya
A World War II prisoner returns home to his childhood sweetheart. However, back home, he discovers that he has to compete to win her love.
