Mugiko, an 18-year-old attempts to escape her unhappiness with village life by going to Tokyo to live and work in the geisha house run by her aunt. The daughter of a once great geisha, Mugiko is entitled by blood to train in the geishas' ancient art of classical Japanese song and dance.
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Yasuko Tomita
Suzume
Known for
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
From Me to You
Mitsuko Oka
Yukino
Known for
Giri/Haji
Kids Return
Jun Ichikawa
Makiko Uchidate
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Michiyo Yasuda
Kochou
Known for
Zatoichi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi
Kazue Itō
Ageha
Known for
Picnic
Kazue Ito
Ageha
Katsumi Kaneda
Masahiro Takashima
Tsuda
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Kingdom
Bun Itakura
Jun Ichikawa Director · Makiko Uchidate Screenplay Bun Itakura Composer
First release October 29, 1987 · Produced in Japan · Production TOHO
Production
Amuse Cinema City
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
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Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1987
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
April 12, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
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