The Geisha House (1999)
The Geisha House (1999)
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.

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Cast

Maki Miyamoto Maki Miyamoto As: Tokiko aka Omocha
Sumiko Fuji Sumiko Fuji As: Satoe
Mai Kitajima Mai Kitajima As: Somemaru
Masahiko Tsugawa Masahiko Tsugawa As: Yoshikawa
Kaho Minami Kaho Minami As: Terucho
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: 18

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 15 January 1999

Country: JP

Runtime: 113m

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Cast

Directed By

Kinji Fukasaku

Kinji Fukasaku

Director

Kenta Fukasaku

Kenta Fukasaku

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Screenplay

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Sound

Masamichi Amano

Masamichi Amano

Original Music Composer

Maiku Samata

Maiku Samata

Sound Director

Visual Effects

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Camera

Daisaku Kimura

Daisaku Kimura

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Yoshinobu Nishioka

Art Direction

Other Crew

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