Koushoku ichidai otoko - Vita di un libertino

Here's a film that knows its audience. In 18th-century Japan, a merchant begins an affair with a beautiful courtesan. It might be more sensual in theory than in execution, but at least it's pretty.

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Yukio Abe directed Koushoku ichidai otoko - Vita di un libertino in 1991. See Yukio Abe's full filmography, where to start with Yukio Abe, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yukio Abe.

Koushoku ichidai otoko - Vita di un libertino was released in 1991 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 54 minutes.