A Geisha (1953)
Gion bayashi (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 25min
- Drama
- 11 Jun 1978 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 wins.
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Cast
| Michiyo Kogure | ... |
Miyoharu
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| Ayako Wakao | ... |
Eiko
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| Seizaburô Kawazu | ... |
Kusuda
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| Eitarô Shindô | ... |
Sawamoto
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| Ichirô Sugai | ... |
Saeki
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| Haruo Tanaka | ... |
Ogawa
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Kanji Koshiba | ... |
Kanzaki
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Sumao Ishihara | ... |
Kokichi
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Benkei Shiganoya | ... |
Sukejiro
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| Saburô Date | ... |
Imanishi
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| Chieko Naniwa | ... |
Okimi
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| Kikue Môri | ... |
Domestic arts teacher
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Tadashi Iwata | ... |
Tomisaka
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Ryusuke Maki | ... |
Sakitani
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Teruko Ômi | ... |
Yae
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Kimiko Tachibana | ... |
Kikuharu
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Emiko Yanagi | ... |
Kaname
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Midori Komatsu | ... |
Oume
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Kanae Kobayashi | ... |
Hairdresser
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Keiko Koyanagi | ... |
Geisha
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Kazuko Maeda | ... |
Maid
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Nobuko Tanei | ... |
Maiko
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Tokiko Mita | ... |
Maiko
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Teruko Fuji | ... |
Young Girl
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Noriko Ueda | ... |
Maiko
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Kyôko Hisamatsu | ... |
Young Girl
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Keiko Kobayashi | ... |
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Directed by
| Kenji Mizoguchi | ||
Written by
| Matsutarô Kawaguchi | ... | (novel) |
| Yoshikata Yoda | ... | (written by) |
| Matsutarô Kawaguchi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Hisakazu Tsuji | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ichirô Saitô | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuo Miyagawa | ||
Editing by
| Mitsuzô Miyata | ||
Art Direction by
| Kazumi Koike | ||
Set Decoration by
| Takejirô Nakajima | ||
Makeup Department
| Masanori Kobayashi | ... | makeup artist (as M. Kobayashi) |
| Tsuru Nakai | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Kazuhiko Oohashi | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Shigeru Katô | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Kôsaburô Suzuki | ... | assistant sound |
| Iwao Ôtani | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| En'nosuke Asada | ... | still photographer |
| Sadaichi Itô | ... | lighting technician |
| Kenichi Okamoto | ... | gaffer |
| Shôzô Tanaka | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Seizaburô Ogura | ... | background artist |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Yuko Kurosawa | ... | costumer |
| Yoshio Ueno | ... | costume researcher |
Additional Crew
| Kenji Hisamatsu | ... | stage manager |
| Emi Kimura | ... | archivist |
Production Companies
Distributors
- New Yorker Films (1978) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Eureka Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Films sans Frontières (2016) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Leopardo Filmes (2017) (Portugal)
- Capricci Films (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Les Bookmakers (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv) (internet)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv) (internet)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975). See more » |
| Quotes |
Eiko:
Mistress, if you've had to sleep with a man you despise for my sake, I'll stop being a geisha! See more » |