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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Original language
- Japanese
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenwriter
- Yoshikata Yoda
- Cast member
- Haruo Tanaka
- Composer
- Ichirō Saitō
- Cinematographer
- Kazuo Miyagawa
- Narrative location
- Japan
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 762330
- Image
- Gion bayashi poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1953-01-01
- distributed by
- Daiei Film
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 9.3/10
- Commons category
- Giombayashi (1953 film)
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