With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.
Cast
Haruko Sugimura
Kin
Sadako Sawamura
Nobu
Chikako Hosokawa
Tamae
Yūko Mochizuki
Tomi
Ken Uehara
Tabe
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kiyoshi
Ineko Arima
Sachiko
Bontarō Miake
Seki
Daisuke Katō
Itaya
Haruna Kaburagi
Unknown
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Unknown
Yaeko Izumo
Unknown
Tsuruko Mano
Unknown
Toshiko Nakano
Unknown
Takuzō Kumagai
Unknown
Masayoshi Kawabe
Unknown
Akira Tani
Unknown
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sentaro
Crew
Mikio Naruse
Director
Sumie Tanaka
Adaptation
Toshiro Ide
Adaptation
Eiji Ooi
Editor
Masao Tamai
Director of Photography
Masayoshi Kawanishi
Assistant Director
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Satoru Chūko
Production Design
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Recordist
Chōshirō Ishii
Lighting Technician
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Teruo Maki
Production Manager
Fumiko Hayashi
Original Story
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