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A Geisha
A Geisha

A Geisha

Genres

Drama

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Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

12 August 1953

Country

Japan

Cast

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Miyoharu

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Eiko

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Kusuda

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Sawamoto

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Saeki

Kanji Koshiba

Kanji Koshiba

Kanzaki

Sumao Ishihara

Sumao Ishihara

Kokichi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Okimi

Kikue Mōri

Kikue Mōri

Arts Teacher

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Imanishi

Teruko Fuji

Teruko Fuji

Girl

Kyōko Hisamatsu

Kyōko Hisamatsu

Girl

Tadashi Iwata

Tadashi Iwata

Tomisaka

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Hairdresser

Midori Komatsu

Midori Komatsu

Oume

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

Geisha

Kazuko Maeda

Kazuko Maeda

Handmaiden

Ryusuke Maki

Ryusuke Maki

Sakitani

Tokiko Mita

Tokiko Mita

Maiko

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Yae

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya

Sukejiro

Kimiko Tachibana

Kimiko Tachibana

Kikuharu

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Ogawa

Nobuko Tanei

Nobuko Tanei

Maiko

Noriko Ueda

Noriko Ueda

Maiko

Emiko Yanagi

Emiko Yanagi

Kaname

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