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
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Michiyo Kogure
Miyoharu
Ayako Wakao
Eiko
Seizaburō Kawazu
Kusuda
Eitarō Shindō
Sawamoto
Ichirō Sugai
Saeki
Kanji Koshiba
Kanzaki
Sumao Ishihara
Kokichi
Chieko Naniwa
Okimi
Kikue Mōri
Arts Teacher
Saburo Date
Imanishi
Teruko Fuji
Girl
Kyōko Hisamatsu
Girl
Tadashi Iwata
Tomisaka
Kanae Kobayashi
Hairdresser
Midori Komatsu
Oume
Keiko Koyanagi
Geisha
Kazuko Maeda
Handmaiden
Ryusuke Maki
Sakitani
// crew
Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Mitsuzō Miyata
Editor
Hisakazu Tsuji
Producer
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Matsutarô Kawaguchi
Screenplay
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