Definition of yoshiwara:
(N) :
a 1937 French historical drama film directed by Max Ophüls and starring Pierre Richard-Willm, Sessue Hayakawa and Michiko Tanaka.
(N) :
(German:Yoshiwara, die Liebesstadt der Japaner) a 1920 German silent film directed by Arthur Bergen and starring Lya Mara and Heinrich Schroth.
(N) :
a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Tokyo.