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A Geisha

Name: A Geisha
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1953

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Rating

7.5

Trailer

Rating

7.5

The Film

A Geisha

The Story

Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.

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Runtime

85 min

Released Aug 1953

The Ensemble 26

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Written byYoshikata Yoda, Matsutarô Kawaguchi

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6 of 20

Michiyo Kogure
Miyoharu
Ayako Wakao
Eiko
Seizaburō Kawazu
Kusuda
Eitarō Shindō
Sawamoto
Ichirō Sugai
Saeki
Kanji Koshiba
Kanzaki

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Michiyo Kogure

Ayako Wakao

Seizaburō Kawazu

Eitarō Shindō

Ichirō Sugai

Kanji Koshiba

Sumao Ishihara

Chieko Naniwa

Kikue Mōri

Saburo Date

Teruko Fuji

Kyōko Hisamatsu

Tadashi Iwata

Kanae Kobayashi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Ichirō Saitō

Kazuo Miyagawa

Hisakazu Tsuji

Yoshikata Yoda

Matsutarô Kawaguchi

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