Miniature (1953)
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Director:
Kaneto Shindō
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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Nobuko Otowa as Ginko |
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Sumiko Hidaka as Somefuku |
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Isuzu Yamada as Tamiko |
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So Yamamura as Wakabayashi |
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Jūkichi Uno as Ginzo |
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Akira Yamanouchi as Kuramochi |
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Yōichi Numata as Kurisu |
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Osamu Takizawa as Ino |
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Ichirō Sugai as Isogai |
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Masao Shimizu as Nagase |
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Taiji Tonoyama as Yamada |
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Zenpei Saga as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Eijirō Yanagi as |
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Yuriko Hanabusa as |
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Sadako Sawamura as |
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Kyōko Asagiri as |
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Yumeko Aizome as |
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Fusako Maki as |
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Tanie Kitabayashi as |
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Yumi Takano as |
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Fukuko Sayo as |
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Chikako Hosokawa as |
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Tsutomu Shimomoto as |
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Shinsuke Ashida as |
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Shin Date as |
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Asao Sano as |
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Eiken Shoji as |
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Taketoshi Naitō as |
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Tatsuo Matsushita as |
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Yoshio Ōmori as |
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Fumio Ōmachi as |
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Michio Hino as |
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Yoshiko Sakurai as |
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Miwa Saitō as |
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Tomoko Naraoka as |
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Sumie Sasaki as |
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Fumiko Shimada as |
| Directing | Kaneto Shindō | Director |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shūsei Tokuda | Novel |
| Production | Kōzaburō Yoshimura | Producer |
| Production | Hisao Itoya | Producer |
| Production | Setsuo Noto | Producer |
| Production | Tengo Yamada | Producer |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takashi Marumo | Art Direction |
| Art | Dai Arakawa | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ichiro Kato | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Zenju Imaizumi | Editor |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |