Japan / May 01, 1970
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Akemi Negishi | Tomi |
| Yoshihiko Aoyama | Tajima |
| Sei Hiraizumi | Ishikawa |
| Gen Kimura | Kazama |
| Yūzō Hayakawa | Yamakawa |
| Tsutomu Nakata | Iwata |
| Kōichi Itō | Old man |
| Reiko Kasahara | Yuka |
| Junko Yashiro | Nobuko |
| Hiroko Kai | Woman B |
| Fumiko Murata | Middle-aged woman |
| Takashi Nakamura | Detective B |
| Kisao Tobita | Relative |
| Kenichi Tani | Customer |
| Jun Osanai | Detective A |
Genres
ActionCrimeDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | でんきくらげ |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 1 maggio 1970 |
| Writer | Yoshihiro Ishimatsu, Masayuki Tōyama, Yasuzō Masumura |
| Editing | Tatsuji Nakashizu |
| Cinematography | Setsuo Kobayashi |
| Assistant directors | Yasuzō Masumura |
| Lighting | Nagaharu Watanabe |
| Camera operators | Setsuo Kobayashi |
| Additional photography | Setsuo Kobayashi |
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| Production design | Tomohisa Yano |
| Art direction | Tomohisa Yano |
| Set decoration | Tomohisa Yano |
| Music | Hikaru Hayashi, Takeo Suda |
| Sound | Hikaru Hayashi, Takeo Suda |
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