Drama · Japan · 1954 · 1h 44m

A Geisha on Horseback

馬賊芸者

A Geisha on Horseback poster
Director
Kōji Shima
Cast
Machiko Kyō as Nobukichi Kiyoko Hirai as Oine Nijiko Kiyokawa as Kiyoka Chieko Murata as Oyasu Takashi Shimura as Kotaro Yamabe Reiko Shirai as Umemaru
Crew
Michio Takahashi — Director of Photography Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Kōji Shima — Screenplay Ashihei Hino — Novel
Synopsis

Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the early Taisho era.

Mood & Themes
geisha
Key Collaborators
Kōji Shima Director Michio Takahashi Director of Photography Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Kōji Shima Screenplay Ashihei Hino Novel
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