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1951
1h 27m
6.2(12 votes)
Drama

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A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. A woman devoted to others' needs, she'll end by taking part herself in one of the many disguises of Ginza.

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34 members
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田中絹代

Yukiko Tsuji

田中絹代
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花井蘭子

Shizue Sayama

花井蘭子
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堀雄二

Kyosuke Iwagawa

堀雄二
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香川京子

Kyôko

香川京子
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柳永二郎

Seikichi Kineya

柳永二郎
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東野英治郎

Hyôbei Sugano

東野英治郎
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Yoshihiro Nishikubo

Haruo

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田中春男

Gonroku Shirai

田中春男
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小杉義男

Eijirô Kasai

小杉義男
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三島雅夫

Tasuzô Fujimura

三島雅夫
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清川玉枝

Saku Kineya

清川玉枝
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Yoko Haruyama

Yumiko

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津路清子

Sachiko - madame

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花岡菊子

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花岡菊子
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小倉繁

Chûya Sakurai

小倉繁
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Teruo Wakatsuki

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松尾文人

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Kiyoshi Kusama

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菊地双三郎

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Ichiro Kodama

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Tatsuhiro Oka

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Tōru Chiba

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Hironao Takenaka

Tetsu

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Yoichiro Taniuchi

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Kiyokazu Iwashita

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Toshikazu Hara

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Shin Mogami

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有馬新二

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明美京子

Akemi

明美京子
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Tsuruko Beni

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加藤欣子

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Tomiko Ochiai

Kaoru

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Mieko Takeda

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三條利喜江

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三條利喜江

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