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.
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A courtesan with flowered skin à l’international. Adaptation d’un roman de 2006, histoire « presque » classique d’une geisha reine des glaces qui tombe amoureuse d’un manant. Le film est de toute beauté mais on cherche la passion dans des scènes hyper codifiées et formelles. Belle leçon d’enfilage de kimonos en soies luxueuses.