Before a young woman can be sold to a geisha, she becomes pregnant.
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Shin Saburi
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Chikage Awashima
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Keiko Tsushima
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Seven Samurai
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Yōko Katsuragi
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Chishū Ryū
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Takeshi Sakamoto
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Akira Ishihama
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Hanshiro Iwai
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Kōji Shitara
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The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Noboru Nakamura Director · Toshirō Mayuzumi Composer Hajime Okumura Composer
First release April 3, 1952 · Produced in Japan · Original title 波
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
波
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 3, 1952
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No release date listed for United States.
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