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Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1999-01-15
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- timer Runtime: 113 Mins
- star Rating: 7.3 / 10
- favorite Likes: 6 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0205963
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Maki Miyamoto
Tokiko aka Omocha
Sumiko Fuji
Satoe
Mai Kitajima
Somemaru
Masahiko Tsugawa
Yoshikawa
Kaho Minami
Terucho
Yumiko Nogawa
Michiko
Mariko Okada
Hanaman's owner
Takeshi Katō
Kitayama
Noboru Mitani
Mikami
Naomasa Musaka
Kayama
Takashi Sasano
Kosaka
Seizō Fukumoto
Police detective
Ryoko Gi
Chinatsu Izumi
Yasuyo Matsumura
Tokiko's mother
groups Crew
Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Koichi Sonoi
Editor
Maiku Samata
Sound Director
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Masamichi Amano
Original Music Composer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Art Direction
Kenta Fukasaku
Assistant Director
Kaneto Shindō
Screenplay
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