Japan / Aug 12, 1953
1h 25min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Chieko Naniwa | Okimi |
| Kikue Mōri | Arts Teacher |
| Saburo Date | Imanishi |
| Teruko Fuji | Girl |
| Kyōko Hisamatsu | Girl |
| Tadashi Iwata | Tomisaka |
| Kanae Kobayashi | Hairdresser |
| Midori Komatsu | Oume |
| Keiko Koyanagi | Geisha |
| Kazuko Maeda | Handmaiden |
| Ryusuke Maki | Sakitani |
| Tokiko Mita | Maiko |
| Teruko Ōmi | Yae |
| Benkei Shiganoya | Sukejiro |
| Kimiko Tachibana | Kikuharu |
| Haruo Tanaka | Ogawa |
| Nobuko Tanei | Maiko |
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| Noriko Ueda | Maiko |
| Emiko Yanagi | Kaname |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 祇園囃子 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Daiei Film |
| Release date | 12 agosto 1953 |
| Production | Hisakazu Tsuji |
| Writer | Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda, Matsutarô Kawaguchi |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Assistant directors | Mitsuo Hirotsu, Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto |
| Camera operators | Kazuo Miyagawa |
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| Additional photography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Production design | Kazumi Koike, Takejirō Nakajima |
| Art direction | Takejirō Nakajima, Kazumi Koike |
| Set decoration | Takejirō Nakajima, Kazumi Koike |
| Music | Ichirō Saitō, Iwao Ōtani |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō, Iwao Ōtani |
| Costume design | Masanori Kobayashi, Tsuru Nakai |
| Makeup | Masanori Kobayashi, Tsuru Nakai |
| Hairstyling | Masanori Kobayashi, Tsuru Nakai |
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