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7.5Fleeing 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.
Released: 1953-08-1285 minDir: Kenji MizoguchiDrama
Cast
- Michiyo Kogure as Miyoharu
- Ayako Wakao as Eiko
- Seizaburō Kawazu as Kusuda
- Eitarō Shindō as Sawamoto
- Ichirō Sugai as Saeki
- Kanji Koshiba as Kanzaki
Themes
- geisha
- coming of age
- debt
- teacher student relationship
- kyoto, japan
- post war japan
- dignity
- apprenticeship
- shōwa era (1926-89)
- japanese culture
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 762330
- Image
- Gion bayashi poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- review score
- 9.3/10
- Commons category
- Giombayashi (1953 film)
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Matsutarō Kawaguchi
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Kenji Mizoguchi
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Ugetsu
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Sansho the Bailiff
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Time Out
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The Life of Oharu
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Donald Richie
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Categories
1953 drama films1953 films1953 Japanese films1953 Japanese-language filmsDaiei Film filmsFilms about geishaFilms based on Japanese novelsFilms directed by Kenji MizoguchiFilms scored by Ichirō SaitōFilms set in KyotoFilms with screenplays by Matsutarō KawaguchiFilms with screenplays by Yoshikata YodaJapanese drama filmsJapanese-language drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID different from WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release date