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
My Father, the Bride
Drama, Comedy, Family
5.3
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Action, Crime, Thriller
7.9
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
Captain America: Civil War
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
7.4
The Martian
Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
7.7
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
Reservoir Dogs
Crime, Thriller
8.1
A Streetcar Named Desire
Drama, Thriller
7.6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Comedy, Drama, Thriller
7.4
Alien
Horror, Science Fiction
8.2
Howl's Moving Castle
Fantasy, Animation, Adventure
8.4
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Action, Crime
8.0
Citizen Kane
Mystery, Drama
8.0
The Gentlemen
Action, Crime, Comedy
7.7
Princess Mononoke
Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
8.3
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
Johnny Stecchino
Comedy
7.3
Men in Black
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
7.2
Tropic Thunder
Action, Comedy, Adventure, War
6.7
Memoirs of a Geisha
Drama, Romance, History
7.7
A Geisha on Horseback
Drama
0.0
Zatoichi
Adventure, Drama, Action
7.2
In the Realm of the Senses
Drama, Romance
6.6
Violated Paradise
Documentary, Romance, Drama
6.5
A Geisha
Drama
7.5
Madame Butterfly
Drama
5.4
Flowing
Drama
7.1
Late Chrysanthemums
Drama
7.3
Sisters of the Gion
Drama
7.2
The Scent of Incense
Drama
7.2
Lady Maiko
Comedy, Drama, Music
7.2
The Geisha
Drama, Romance, War
6.4
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Drama, Romance
6.0
A Woman Called Sada Abe
Crime, Drama, Romance
5.5
Arashi Tatsunari
Drama, Romance, TV Movie
0.0
Zigeunerweisen
Mystery, Drama
6.5
Ginza Cosmetics
Drama
5.8
The Flower and the Angry Waves
Action, Crime, Drama
6.9
Hot Springs Geisha
Drama
3.0