Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omocha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house. Fukasaku's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
Battle Royale
Drama, Thriller, Action
7.3
Dune: Part Two
Science Fiction, Adventure
8.1
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Avengers: Endgame
Adventure, Science Fiction, Action
8.2
Top Gun: Maverick
Action, Drama
8.2
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.5
Barbie
Comedy, Adventure
7.0
Deadpool & Wolverine
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
7.6
Us
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
7.0
Wonder Woman
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
7.2
The Northman
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
7.0
Oldboy
Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action
8.3
The Devil Wears Prada
Drama, Comedy
7.4
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
The Truman Show
Comedy, Drama
8.1
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
The Green Mile
Fantasy, Drama, Crime
8.5
Twisters
Action, Thriller
6.8
Avatar
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
7.6
The Scent of Incense
Drama
7.2
A Geisha
Drama
7.5
Flowing
Drama
7.1
Late Chrysanthemums
Drama
7.3
Lady Maiko
Comedy, Drama, Music
7.2
Ginza Midnight Story - Utopia
Crime, Drama
0.0
A Geisha's Diary
Drama
7.2
Madame Butterfly
Drama
5.5
The Geisha
Drama, Romance, War
6.4
What Did the Lady Forget?
Drama, Comedy
6.3
A Courtesan with Flowered Skin
Drama, Romance
7.0
Inferno of Torture
Drama, Horror
5.8
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Drama, Comedy
6.4
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Drama, Romance
5.9
A Woman Called Sada Abe
Crime, Drama, Romance
5.5
Sisters of the Gion
Drama
7.1
The Flower and the Angry Waves
Action, Crime, Drama
6.9
Ginza Cosmetics
Drama
6.1
Hot Springs Geisha
Drama
2.3
Turtle Geisha
Drama
4.5