Fresh
The great Japanese director followed his tough-minded Osaka Elegy with an equally forceful but more subtle analysis of female subjugation.
J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Overview
A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.
Director and cast
- Kenji Mizoguchi Director
- Isuzu Yamada as O-mocha
- Yōko Umemura as Umekichi
- Benkei Shiganoya as Shimbei Furusawa
- Eitarō Shindō as Kudo, the drygoods merchant
- Taizō Fukami as Kimura
- Fumio Okura as Jurakudo, the antiques dealer
- Shizuko Takizawa as Ochiyo
- Namiko Kawashima as Oemi Furusawa
- Sakurako Iwama Cast
- Somenosuke Hayashiya Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Superbly acted, shot and scripted, this is searing stuff.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The masterpiece of Kenji Mizoguchi's prewar period.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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