A Geisha's Diary (1961)
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
Director:
Yūzō Kawashima
Writers:
Toshiro Ide, Yūzō Kawashima.
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Ayako Wakao as Koen |
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Jun Fujimaki as Maki |
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Frankie Sakai as Nozaki |
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So Yamamura as Kiyomasa Tsutsui |
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Kyū Sazanka as Yajima |
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Hisano Yamaoka as Tsutsui Keiko |
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Mayumi Kurata as Ginko |
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Chieko Murata as Kazuko |
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Michiko Takano as Toshiko |
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Kyōko Enami as Yamawaki Satoko |
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Yuka Konno as |
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Keiko Yamauchi as Toki Kana |
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Tazuko Niki as Nozaki's wife |
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Kuniichi Takami as Kouhei |
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Tsûsai Sugawara as Shimazaki |
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Mantarō Ushio as Sakurada |
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Shizuo Chūjō as Tanaka |
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Yuko Yashio as Momochiyo |
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Noriko Hodaka as Sonoko |
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Hiroko Hanai as |
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Mariko Miho as Tsuruko |
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Kazuko Yamanaka as Kimiyo |
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Kiyoko Hirai as Sumiyoshi |
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Kichijirō Ueda as |
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Sachiko Meguro as Koyoshi |
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Yuka Konno as Nobuko Kimura |
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Fumiko Murata as O-kō |
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Tsutomu Nakata as Kimono seller |
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Mitsuko Takesato as Tomura's Maid |
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Saburo Sakai as Apartment manager |
| Sound | Mitsuo Hasegawa | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Nagaharu Watanabe | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Yūzō Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Sound | Sei Ikeno | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu | Editor |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Novel |
| Directing | Yūzō Kawashima | Director |
| Directing | Noriaki Yuasa | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Hiroshi Murai | Director of Photography |
| Art | Akira Inoue | Art Direction |