A Geisha (1953)
Original title: 祇園囃子
In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.
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Michiyo KogureMiyoharu
Ayako WakaoEiko
Seizaburō KawazuKusuda
Midori KomatsuOumeSumao IshiharaKokichi
Kanji KoshibaKanzaki
Saburo DateImanishi
Eitarō Shindō
Ichirō Sugai
Haruo Tanaka
Teruko Ōmi
Kikue MōriKeywords
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What is A Geisha about?
In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.
How long is A Geisha?
A Geisha has a runtime of 85 minutes.