A Geisha (祇園囃子, Gion Bayashi), or "Gion Festival Music", is a 1953 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi centred around life in post-war Gion (Kyoto) through the relationship between an established geisha, Miyoharu, and teenaged Eiko, who pleads with Miyoharu to take her on as an apprentice, or maiko. The film is based on the novel by Matsutarô Kawaguchi, who also...
Initial release date:
- Aug 12, 1953
