CinemaOSMovie · 1956 · 1h 57m

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Otsuta is running the geisha house Tsuta in Tokyo. Her business is heavily in debt. Her daughter Katsuyo doesn't see any future in her mother's trade in the late days of geisha. But Otsuta will not give up. This film portrays the day time life of geisha when not entertaining customers.

Directed byMikio Naruse

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 57m
Language: JA
Released: November 20, 1956

Studios

TOHO

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Rika Yamanaka / Oharu

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Otsuta

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Katsuyo

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Nanako

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Someka

Sumiko Kurishima

Sumiko Kurishima

Ohama

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Yoneko

Natsuko Kahara

Natsuko Kahara

Otoyo

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Namie's Uncle

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Yoneko's Ex

Creative team

Directed by: Mikio Naruse
Written by: Toshiro Ide
Sumie Tanaka
Produced by: Sanezumi Fujimoto

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