The Geisha (1983 film)
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| Directed by | Hideo Gosha |
| Screenplay by | Kôji Takada[1] |
| Based on | Yôkirô by Tomiko Miyao[2] |
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| Cinematography | Fujio Morita[1] |
| Edited by | Isamu Ichida[1] |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
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| Distributed by | Toei[1] |
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Running time | 144 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Geisha (Japanese: 陽暉楼, Hepburn: Yôkirô) is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha and written by Kôji Takada.[3] It is based on the novel Yôkirô by Tomiko Miyao.[2] The film was theatrically released on September 10, 1983 by Toei.[1]
Premise
[edit]The loves and tragedies of a geisha in 1933 Japan.
Yôkirô was the most successful geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it was home to over 200 geisha. However, behind the fabulous facade, there were many battles - between family members, men and women, and with the Yakuza. Momowaka was sold to Yôkirô at age 12, and despite being the top geisha, her many complicated relationships provide unending challenges throughout her glamorous but turbulent life.
Plot
[edit]It is 1933 Japan. 20 years before, Katsuzo (Ken Ogata) was in love with a geisha who gave him a daughter. They tried to run away together, but they were caught and she was killed right before his eyes. Now he is a zegen, a pimp who sells girls to Yôkirô, the biggest geisha house in Western Japan, run by Osodé (Mitsuko Baisho), who used to be his mistress. His daughter is raised by the geisha house and becomes a Great Geisha under the name Momowaka (Kimiko Ikegami). Eventually, Katsuzo's current girlfriend Tamako (Atsuko Asano) wants to become a geisha as well. Meanwhile, Momowaka falls in love, and one of Osaka's yakuza clans moves to take control of Yôkirô.
Cast
[edit]- Ken Ogata as Katsuzo
- Kimiko Ikegami as Momowaka
- Atsuko Asano as Tamako
- Mitsuko Baisho as Osodé
- Noriko Hayami
- Asao Koike
- Tetsurō Tamba as Kochi Notable
Awards and nominations
[edit]Gosha won the Japanese Best Director Award in 1983 for his efforts. The film also received a number of other awards in Japan.
- Won: Best Supporting Actress - Mitsuko Baisho
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yokirou (1983)". www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Miyao, Tomiko (1926–)". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "陽暉楼". kotobank. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
External links
[edit]- The Geisha at IMDb
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