A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion (2017)
Within Japan, there's a place that's like another world: Gion, in Kyoto. When night falls in this historic district, nearly 100 geiko, or traditional entertainers, make their way to teahouses to perform classical arts, such as music and dance, for carefully selected guests. Kimi Ota, 77, is proprietress of a 200-year-old teahouse. Throughout its history, it has always been run by a woman. The proprietress cannot marry, and must have a daughter who can someday take over. Peer behind the curtain into the unique and alluring world of Kyoto's teahouses.
Director: Maki Kubochi
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Kimi Ohta as Herself |
| Camera | Taku Matsumiya | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Takashi Nakamura | Sound |
| Camera | Masanobu Ono | Camera Technician |
| Editing | Kazuo Ohta | Editor |
| Sound | Chizuru Furukawa | Sound Effects |
| Directing | Maki Kubochi | Director |
| Production | Shinichi Terazono | Executive Producer |
| Production | Atsushi Murayama | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Shinichiro Ogata | Sound |
