A Geisha (Gion bayashi)
1953 · Movie · 85 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast Michiyo Kogure · Ayako Wakao · Seizaburô Kawazu · Saburo Date · Sumao Ishihara · Midori Komatsu · Kanji Koshiba · Kikue Môri
Soundtrack Ichiro Saitô
Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda · Matsutaro Kawaguchi
Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa
Original title Gion bayashi
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