
Oyuki the Virgin
Drama
Overview
When a civil war threatens to break out, two geishas flee from their village with aristocrats. During the long journey, the socially inferior women prove to be morally superior to their betters.
Top Cast


Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Oyuki
Isuzu Yamada
Oyuki


Komako Hara
Komako Hara
Okin
Komako Hara
Okin


Daijiro Natsukawa
Daijiro Natsukawa
General Shingo Asakura
Daijiro Natsukawa
General Shingo Asakura


Eiji Nakano
Eiji Nakano
Kensuke Sadowara
Eiji Nakano
Kensuke Sadowara


Kinue Utagawa
Kinue Utagawa
Ochie
Kinue Utagawa
Ochie


Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
Michiko Yokoi
Yōko Umemura
Michiko Yokoi
Bumon Kahara
Bumon Kahara
Yoemon Kurachi
Bumon Kahara
Yoemon Kurachi
Arata Shibata
Arata Shibata
Keishiro Yokoi
Arata Shibata
Keishiro Yokoi
Tōichirō Negishi
Tōichirō Negishi
Sobee Gonda
Tōichirō Negishi
Sobee Gonda
Shizuko Takizawa
Shizuko Takizawa
Osei Gonda
Shizuko Takizawa
Osei Gonda
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