The Romance of Yushima (1955)

Original title

婦系図湯島の白梅

Directed by

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man from a wealthy family falls in love with a geisha. Their relationship is tested by social expectations and family obligations in early 20th century Japan.

melancholictenderrestrainedromanticpoignantperiodtraditionalbittersweet

What happens

The Romance of Yushima (婦系図 湯島の白梅, Onna keizu: Yushima no shiraume; lit. "Genealogy of women: White plums of Yushima) is a 1955 Japanese romance drama film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. It is based on the 1907 novel Onna keizu by Kyōka Izumi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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