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.

The Romance of Yushima

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.

The Romance of Yushima

TV version

A TV dramatisation was broadcast between Thursday 9 June and Thursday 16 June 1966, again starring Fujiko Yamamoto.

The Romance of Yushima

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References

External links

Japanese black-and-white films

1955 films

Films directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa

Daiei Film films

Films scored by Ichirō Saitō

Japanese romance films

1950s romance films

1950s Japanese films

Films based on Japanese novels