A Geisha's Diary

1h 39m
Drama
7.5

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

Cast

Ayako Wakao
Koen
Jun Fujimaki
Maki
Frankie Sakai
Nozaki
So Yamamura
Kiyomasa Tsutsui
Kyū Sazanka
Yajima
Hisano Yamaoka
Tsutsui Keiko
Mayumi Kurata
Ginko
Chieko Murata
Kazuko
Michiko Takano
Toshiko
Kyōko Enami
Yamawaki Satoko
Yuka Konno
Unknown, Nobuko Kimura
Keiko Yamauchi
Toki Kana
Tazuko Niki
Nozaki's wife
Kuniichi Takami
Kouhei
Tsûsai Sugawara
Shimazaki
Mantarō Ushio
Sakurada
Shizuo Chūjō
Tanaka
Yuko Yashio
Momochiyo
Noriko Hodaka
Sonoko
Hiroko Hanai
Unknown
Mariko Miho
Tsuruko
Kazuko Yamanaka
Kimiyo
Kiyoko Hirai
Sumiyoshi
Kichijirō Ueda
Unknown
Sachiko Meguro
Koyoshi
Fumiko Murata
O-kō
Tsutomu Nakata
Kimono seller
Mitsuko Takesato
Tomura's Maid
Saburo Sakai
Apartment manager

Crew

Yūzō Kawashima
Director, Screenplay
Toshiro Ide
Screenplay
Tsuneo Tomita
Novel
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Noriaki Yuasa
Assistant Director
Mitsuo Hasegawa
Sound Recordist
Nagaharu Watanabe
Lighting Technician
Sei Ikeno
Original Music Composer
Akira Inoue
Art Direction

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