Drama · Japan · 1953 · 2h 11m

Miniature

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Director

Cast

Nobuko Otowa as Ginko Sumiko Hidaka as Somefuku Isuzu Yamada as Tamiko So Yamamura as Wakabayashi Jūkichi Uno as Ginzo Akira Yamanouchi as Kuramochi

Crew

Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Zenju Imaizumi — Editor Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Screenplay Shūsei Tokuda — Novel Kōzaburō Yoshimura — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Kaneto Shindō Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Zenju Imaizumi Editor Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Screenplay Shūsei Tokuda Novel Kōzaburō Yoshimura Producer Hisao Itoya Producer Setsuo Noto Producer Tengo Yamada Producer

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