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A Geisha (1953)

A Geisha (1953)

Drama
Release Date: 1953, August 12
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Kanae Kobayashi, Haruo Tanaka, Seizaburō Kawazu, Kimiko Tachibana, Chieko Naniwa, Kikue Mōri, Saburo Date, Teruko Ōmi, Keiko Koyanagi, Tokiko Mita, Ayako Wakao, Ichirō Sugai

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.

Keywords:

coming of age teacher student relationship geisha post war japan shōwa era (1926-89) father daughter estrangement japanese culture debt dignity kyoto, japan apprenticeship women's struggle master apprentice relationship maiko