The Woman in the Rumor (1954)

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83 min - Drama | Romance - 20 June 1954 (Japan)

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Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Kinuyo Tanaka	...	Hatsuko Mabuchi
	Tomoemon Otani	...	Kenji Matoba
	Yoshiko Kuga	...	Yukiko Mabuchi
	Eitarô Shindô	...	Yasuichi Harada
	Bontarô Miake	...	Kobayashi
	Chieko Naniwa	...	Osaki
	Haruo Tanaka	...	Kawamoto
	Hisao Toake	...	Yamada
	Michiko Ai	...	Aioi Dayu
	Sachiko Mine	...	Chiyo
	Kimiko Tachibana	...	Usugumo Dayu
	Teruyo Hasegawa	...	Kisaragi Dayu
	Teruko Daimi	...	Onoue Dayu
	Kan Ueda	...	Takeshita
	Saburô Date	...	Nakauchi

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Hatsuko Umabuchi is a widow who runs a prosperous geisha house in present day Kyoto. Her daughter Yukiko returns from Tokyo following a failed suicide attempt, after her lover found out about her mother's profession. Hatsuko is having a discrete affair with the young Dr. Matoba, who looks after the geisha girls. The doctor is attracted to Yukiko, who initially despises him and everything connected with the geisha house. However Yukiko gradually changes her views. Written by Will Gilbert

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Japanese

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20 June 1954 (Japan) See more »

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83 min

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Mono

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Black and White

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