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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 85% of the 648 1950s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
65 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Matsutarô KawaguchiScreenplay
Cast
- Michiyo KogureMiyoharu
- Ayako WakaoEiko
- Seizaburō KawazuKusuda
- Eitarō ShindōSawamoto
- Ichirō SugaiSaeki
- Kanji KoshibaKanzaki
- Sumao IshiharaKokichi
- Chieko NaniwaOkimi
- Kikue MōriArts Teacher
- Saburo DateImanishi
- Teruko FujiGirl
- Kyōko HisamatsuGirl
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Themes
geishacoming of agedebtteacher student relationshipkyoto, japanpost war japandignityapprenticeshipshōwa era (1926-89)japanese culturefather daughter estrangementmaiko