A Geisha (1953)
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.
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers:
Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarô Kawaguchi.
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Michiyo Kogure as Miyoharu |
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Ayako Wakao as Eiko |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as Kusuda |
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Eitarō Shindō as Sawamoto |
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Ichirō Sugai as Saeki |
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Kanji Koshiba as Kanzaki |
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Sumao Ishihara as Kokichi |
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Chieko Naniwa as Okimi |
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Kikue Mōri as Arts Teacher |
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Saburo Date as Imanishi |
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Teruko Fuji as Girl |
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Kyōko Hisamatsu as Girl |
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Tadashi Iwata as Tomisaka |
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Kanae Kobayashi as Hairdresser |
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Midori Komatsu as Oume |
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Keiko Koyanagi as Geisha |
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Kazuko Maeda as Handmaiden |
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Ryusuke Maki as Sakitani |
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Tokiko Mita as Maiko |
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Teruko Ōmi as Yae |
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Benkei Shiganoya as Sukejiro |
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Kimiko Tachibana as Kikuharu |
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Haruo Tanaka as Ogawa |
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Nobuko Tanei as Maiko |
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Noriko Ueda as Maiko |
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Emiko Yanagi as Kaname |
| Directing | Kenji Mizoguchi | Director |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Matsutarō Kawaguchi | Novel |
| Camera | Kazuo Miyagawa | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata | Editor |
| Art | Takejirō Nakajima | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masanori Kobayashi | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tsuru Nakai | Hairstylist |
| Production | Hisakazu Tsuji | Producer |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Screenplay |
| Sound | Iwao Ōtani | Sound |
| Art | Kazumi Koike | Production Design |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Gaffer |
| Writing | Matsutarô Kawaguchi | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mitsuo Hirotsu | Assistant Director |
