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The Geisha House( 1999)

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Overview

Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Maki Miyamoto

      Tokiko aka Omocha

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      Sumiko Fuji

      Satoe

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      Mai Kitajima

      Somemaru

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      Masahiko Tsugawa

      Yoshikawa

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      Kaho Minami

      Terucho

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      Yumiko Nogawa

      Michiko

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      Mariko Okada

      Hanaman's owner

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      Takeshi Katō

      Kitayama

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      Noboru Mitani

      Mikami

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      Naomasa Musaka

      Kayama

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      Takashi Sasano

      Kosaka

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      Seizō Fukumoto

      Police detective

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      Ryoko Gi

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      Chinatsu Izumi

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      Yasuyo Matsumura

      Tokiko's mother

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • geisha