Keisuke TOYOSHIMA
A Courtesan With Flowered Skin
花宵道中
Nippon Cinema ª
Japan around 1860: popular courtesan Asagiri will be freed soon from her service, yet she cannot imagine any other existence. Until one day at a local festival, Asagiri meets the young artisan Hanjiro by chance – an encounter that changes her destiny. With a strong performance by leading actress Yumi ADACHI and exquisite camerawork and production design, A COURTESAN WITH FLOWERED SKIN succeeds in recalling the golden age of Japanese erotic film.
花宵道中
Hanayoi dochu
Japan 2014
102 minutes
Director
Keisuke TOYOSHIMA
Script
Yoshinobu KAMO based on a novel by Ayako MIYAGI
Cinematography
Osamu FUJISHI
Music
Shuhei KAMIMURA
Production
Toei Video
World sales
Nikkatsu
Cast
Yumi ADACHI, Yasushi FUCHIGAMI, Kanji TSUDA, Ena KOSHINO
About Keisuke TOYOSHIMA
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1971, Keisuke TOYOSHIMA made his directorial debut while attending Tokyo University with his short film KANASHII DAKE, which screened at the PIA Film Festival in 1994. After studying at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, he began his career as a screenwriter and director for television as well as numerous omnibus projects. In 2010 he made his feature film debut with SOFTBALL BOYS.