The Woman of Rumour (1954)
Uwasa no onna (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 23min
- Drama, Romance
- 20 Jun 1954 (Japan)
- Movie
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...
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| Kinuyo Tanaka | ... |
Hatsuko Mabuchi
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Tomoemon Otani | ... |
Dr. Kenji Matoba
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| Yoshiko Kuga | ... |
Yukiko Mabuchi
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| Eitarô Shindô | ... |
Yasuichi Harada
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Bontarô Miake | ... |
Kobayashi
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| Chieko Naniwa | ... |
Osaki
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| Haruo Tanaka | ... |
Kawamoto
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Hisao Toake | ... |
Yamada
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Michiko Ai | ... |
Aioi Dayu
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Sachiko Mine | ... |
Chiyo
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Yôko Wakasugi | ... |
Tamakoto Dayu
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Kimiko Tachibana | ... |
Usugumo Dayu
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Teruyo Hasegawa | ... |
Kisaragi Dayu
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Teruko Daimi | ... |
Onoue Dayu
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Kan Ueda | ... |
Takeshita
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| Saburô Date | ... |
Nakauchi
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Sumao Ishihara | ... |
Store owner
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Fumihiko Yokoyama | ... |
Yokosawa
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Kazue Tamaki | ... |
Kodama
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Kotaro Kawada | ... |
Takejiro
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Keiko Koyanagi | ... |
Bisha Dayu
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Midori Komatsu | ... |
Okanu
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Kanae Kobayashi | ... |
Oharu
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Sayako Nakagami | ... |
Oteru
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Setsuko Kunieda | ... |
Oyasu
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Teruko Fuji | ... |
Oen
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Kyôko Hisamatsu | ... |
Oume
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Directed by
| Kenji Mizoguchi | ||
Written by
| Yoshikata Yoda | ... | (written by) & |
| Masashige Narusawa | ... | (written by) |
Music by
| Toshirô Mayuzumi | ||
Cinematography by
| Kazuo Miyagawa | ||
Editing by
| Kanji Suganuma | ||
Production Design by
| Hisakazu Tsuji | ||
Art Direction by
| Hiroshi Mizutani | ||
Set Decoration by
| Takejirô Nakajima | ||
Costume Design by
| Ayako Hasegawa | ||
Makeup Department
| Ritsu Hanai | ... | hair stylist |
| Masanori Kobayashi | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Masatsugu Hashimoto | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Hiroshi Ozawa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mitsuo Hirotsu | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Akira Naitô | ... | assistant art director |
| Uichirô Yamamoto | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Kyôichi Emura | ... | sound recordist |
| Iwao Ôtani | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| En'nosuke Asada | ... | still photographer |
| Gengon Nakaoka | ... | lighting technician (as Genken Nakaoka) |
| Kenichi Okamoto | ... | gaffer |
| Shôzô Tanaka | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Yoshio Ueno | ... | costume researcher |
Additional Crew
| Takisaburô Chiga | ... | stage manager |
| Yû Eida | ... | movement |
| Emi Kimura | ... | archivist |
| Tasaburô Oota | ... | background design |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Daiei Studios (1954) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Eureka Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Leopardo Filmes (2017) (Portugal)
- Capricci Films (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Les Bookmakers (2019) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (Germany) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE Mediathek (2021) (France) (video) (VoD)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (Germany) (tv) (internet)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv)
- ARTE (2021) (France) (tv) (internet)
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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 discreet love affair with the young Dr. Matoba, who looks after the geisha. 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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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Arabesque No. 1 See more » |