In post-war Japan, sixteen-year-old Eiko seeks out the geisha Miyoharu in the district of Gion, in Kyoto asking her to be a maiko (geisha apprentice). Eiko explains that her mother - who ...
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Title: A Geisha (1953)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Michiyo Kogure | ... | Miyoharu | |
| Ayako Wakao | ... | Eiko | |
| Seizaburô Kawazu | ... | Kusuda | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Saburô Date | ... | Imanishi | |
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Kyôko Hisamatsu | ... | Young girl |
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Sumao Ishihara | ... | Kokichi |
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Kanae Kobayashi | ... | Hairdresser |
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Keiko Kobayashi | ||
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Midori Komatsu | ... | Oume |
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Kanji Koshiba | ... | Kanzaki |
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Kazuko Maeda | ... | Maid |
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Ryusuke Maki | ||
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Tokiko Mita | ... | Apprentice geisha #1 |
| Kikue Môri | ... | Domestic arts teacher | |
| Chieko Naniwa | ... | Okimi | |
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In post-war Japan, sixteen-year-old Eiko seeks out the geisha Miyoharu in the district of Gion, in Kyoto asking her to be a maiko (geisha apprentice). Eiko explains that her mother - who was a geisha and Miyoharu's friend - has just died, her father Sawamoto has failed in business, and her uncle is harassing her. Miyoharu is a warm-hearted woman and accepts to train her. One year later, Eiko's father refuses to be her guarantor and Miyoharu borrows a large amount from the tea-house owner Okimi to buy her kimono and debut in a party. Miyoharu changes Eiko's name to Miyoe and introduces her to clients as her sister. Soon, Miyoharu is charged for the money but neither she nor Miyoe want to have patrons. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Brian McInnis
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11 June 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Miyoharu: A geisha's lie is not a real lie. It's a cornerstone of our profession. Do we not amuse our clients by agreeing to all their requests?See more »
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In fact Mizoguchi's historical dramas like "Saikaku ichidai onna" deserve more attention than this movie.
The fate of the two Geisha' is described too much in a text book manner "let's see the culture clash" in post war Japan. Thus the protagonists lack any psychological depth and they are rather symbols for tendencies than persons. Similar sujets have been dealt with by Ozu with much more artistic skill and of course, humour.
As a "typical" Japanese film , however, it is produced with enormous diligence regarding the mise en scene.
Therefore (7/10)