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A Geisha (1953)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Synopsis

In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.

Actors

Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Miyoharu
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Eiko
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Kusuda
Midori Komatsu
Midori Komatsu
Oume
Sumao Ishihara
Sumao Ishihara
Kokichi
Kanji Koshiba
Kanji Koshiba
Kanzaki
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Imanishi
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Teruko Omi
Teruko Omi
Kikue Mōri
Kikue Mōri
Kimiko Tachibana
Kimiko Tachibana
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Chieko Naniwa
Chieko Naniwa
Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi
Tokiko Mita
Tokiko Mita
Kyôko Hisamatsu
Kyôko Hisamatsu
Young girl

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Novel
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Ichirō Saitō
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Miyagawa
Kazuo Miyagawa
Director of Photography
Mitsuzô Miyata
Mitsuzô Miyata
Editor
Kazumi Koike
Kazumi Koike
Art Direction
Takejirô Nakajima
Takejirô Nakajima
Set Decoration
Masanori Kobayashi
Masanori Kobayashi
Makeup Artist
Tsuru Nakai
Tsuru Nakai
Hairstylist
Iwao Ôtani
Iwao Ôtani
Sound Designer
Kenichi Okamoto
Kenichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Hisakazu Tsuji
Hisakazu Tsuji
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Gion bayashi (1953) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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