Comedy · Japan · 1959 · 1h 26m

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha

べらんめえ芸者

Director

Cast

Hibari Misora as Koharu Shinjirō Ehara as Kenichi Takeda Toru Ono as Masao Katsumoto Nijiko Kiyokawa as Kiyoko Takeda Takashi Shimura as Masagoro Michiko Hoshi as Momochiyo

Crew

Shoei Nishikawa — Director of Photography Fumio Soda — Editor Masao Yoneyama — Original Music Composer Ryōzō Kasahara — Writer Kazuo Kasahara — Writer

Synopsis

Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?

Mood & Themes

geisha female protagonist

Key Collaborators

Eiichi Koishi Director Shoei Nishikawa Director of Photography Fumio Soda Editor Masao Yoneyama Original Music Composer Ryōzō Kasahara Writer Kazuo Kasahara Writer

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