Overview
Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Akira Ifukube
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Takeo Itō
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Kaneto ShindōScreenplay
- Shūsei TokudaNovel
- Original title
- 縮図
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 1, 1953
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Nobuko OtowaGinko
Sumiko HidakaSomefuku
Isuzu YamadaTamiko
So YamamuraWakabayashi
Jūkichi UnoGinzo
Akira YamanouchiKuramochi
Yōichi NumataKurisu
Osamu TakizawaIno
Ichirō SugaiIsogai
Masao ShimizuNagase
Taiji TonoyamaYamada
Zenpei Saga
Eitarō Shindō
Eijirō Yanagi
Yuriko Hanabusa
Sadako Sawamura
Kyōko Asagiri
Yumeko Aizome
Fusako Maki
Tanie Kitabayashi
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