Overview
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.
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Music
Music by Ichirō Saitō
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Matsutarō KawaguchiNovel
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Matsutarô KawaguchiScreenplay
- Original title
- 祇園囃子
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 12, 1953
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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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
- Tadashi IwataTomisaka
Kanae KobayashiHairdresser
Midori KomatsuOume
Keiko KoyanagiGeisha- Kazuko MaedaHandmaiden
- Ryusuke MakiSakitani
Tokiko MitaMaiko
Teruko ŌmiYae
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