Directed by:
Kenji MizoguchiScreenplay:
Yoshikata YodaCinematography:
Kazuo MiyagawaComposer:
Ichirô SaitôPlots(1)
Gion Bayashi is a drama set in the world of the geisha, contrasting two different types of geisha – Eiko (Wakao Ayako), a sixteen-year old orphan who wishes to be taken in and trained, and Miyoharu (Kogure Michiyo), an older, more experienced geisha, who agrees to mentor the younger woman – living under the same roof in difficult personal circumstances. A fascinating insight into the lives of geisha in 1950s Japan. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Haruo Tanaka
Japan
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Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
Ayako Wakao
Japan
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Chieko Naniwa
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進藤英太郎
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伊達三郎
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菅井一郎
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Michiyo Kogure
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Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island (1956)
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Seizaburô Kawazu
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