A Geisha
A Geisha

Movie·1953·1h 25m

A Geisha

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 祇園囃子

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.

Written By

Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarô Kawaguchi

Producer

Hisakazu Tsuji

Cinematography

Kazuo Miyagawa

Music

Ichirō Saitō

Editor

Mitsuzō Miyata

Themes

geishacoming of agedebtteacher student relationshipkyoto, japanpost war japandignityapprenticeshipshōwa era (1926-89)japanese culturefather daughter estrangementmaiko

Production House

Daiei Film

Audience Score

75%

61 votes

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Timepass18%
Go for it38%
Perfection37%

Where to watch

Region: IN

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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

Kokichi

Chieko Naniwa

Chieko Naniwa

Okimi

Kikue Mōri

Arts Teacher

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Imanishi

Teruko Fuji

Girl

Kyōko Hisamatsu

Girl

Tadashi Iwata

Tomisaka

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Hairdresser

Midori Komatsu

Midori Komatsu

Oume

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

Geisha

Kazuko Maeda

Handmaiden

Ryusuke Maki

Sakitani

// crew

Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Ichirō Saitō

Original Music Composer

Kazuo Miyagawa

Kazuo Miyagawa

Director of Photography

Mitsuzō Miyata

Editor

Hisakazu Tsuji

Producer

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Matsutarô Kawaguchi

Screenplay

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