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Geisha in the Old City(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-10-13
100%
1 Votes
Time: 1h 53m
Overview:
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and resilience.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Geisha in the Old City
Top 10 Billed Cast
田中絹代
Oei
小沢栄太郎
Zensuke
乙羽信子
Tamasode
淡路恵子
Kimiko
田中春男
Yasukichi
平田昭彦
Sashichi
中北千枝子
Otama
千石規子
Okura
浪花千栄子
Ohatsu
山茶花究
master of Jeep
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Overview
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and resilience.
Release Date
1957-10-13
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Languages:
日本語
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