Play It Cool
6.5
This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.
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Cast
22 people
Mari Atsumi
Yumi
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Akemi Negishi
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Yoshihiko Aoyama
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Sei Hiraizumi
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Yasuzō Masumura Director · Yoshihiro Ishimatsu Screenplay Masayuki Tōyama Author
First release May 1, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Production Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
でんきくらげ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 1, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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