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A Geisha
Genres
Drama
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
85 min
Release Date
1953-08-12
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
7.509
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michiyo Kogure
Miyoharu
Ayako Wakao
Eiko
Seizaburō Kawazu
Kusuda
Eitarō Shindō
Sawamoto
Ichirō Sugai
Saeki
Kanji Koshiba
Kanzaki
Sumao Ishihara
Kokichi
Chieko Naniwa
Okimi
Kikue Mōri
Arts Teacher
Saburo Date
Imanishi
Teruko Fuji
Girl
Kyōko Hisamatsu
Girl
Tadashi Iwata
Tomisaka
Kanae Kobayashi
Hairdresser
Midori Komatsu
Oume
Keiko Koyanagi
Geisha
Kazuko Maeda
Handmaiden
Ryusuke Maki
Sakitani
Tokiko Mita
Maiko
Teruko Ōmi
Yae
Benkei Shiganoya
Sukejiro
Kimiko Tachibana
Kikuharu
Haruo Tanaka
Ogawa
Nobuko Tanei
Maiko
Noriko Ueda
Maiko
Emiko Yanagi
Kaname
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