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Seizaburô Kawazu, Michiyo Kogure, Kikue Mori, Chieko Naniwa, Eitaro Shindo ... see more see more... , Ichiro Sugai , Haruo Tanaka , Ayako Wakao

A Geisha is a 1953 filmed adaptation of a novel by Matsutaro Kawaguchi. Directed by Japanese filmmaker Kenji Mizoguchi, the movie centers on two young geishas, Miyoharu (Michiyo Kogure) and her appren... read more read more...tice Eiko (Ayako Wakao). Near the end of World War II, social attitudes toward females are beginning to shift in Japan, leading the young Eiko to question whether or not she really wants to become a geisha, a position she feels will lower her status within society. Seizaburo Kawazu co-stars as Kusuda, a wealthy businessman who lends the money for Eiko's training and takes a nonfinancial interest in her as well. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi

Release Date: August 12, 1953

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DVD Release Date: December 15, 1993

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  • rubystevens
    June 17, 2009
    rubystevens
    a beautifully observed study of the lives of geisha in the changing world of postwar japan and what happens when they try to assert their independence

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Dennis Schwartz
July 17, 2006
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's one of the finest films on geishas. Full Review

Derek Smith
August 6, 2004
Derek Smith, Cinematic Reflections

'Mizoguchi relentlessly contrasts the accepted attitudes of the time with the harsh reality they help to create' Full Review

Vincent Canby
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
July 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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February 9, 2006
Time Out

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