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Gion Festival Music (1953)
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
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From Time Out Film Guide
One of Mizoguchi's most affecting films, this concerns a geisha who takes a teenage novice under her wing and gives her gentle encouragement in rebelling against her fate at the hands of politicking, insensitive businessmen patrons. A hymn to women's mutual supportiveness, acutely aware that selling one's body is very different from selling one's emotions, and that sometimes it's just too late to change things for oneself. As elegantly made as ever, of course, and poignant in the extreme.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Producer: Masaichi Nagata
Cast: Michiyo Kogure, Ayaka Wakao, Seizaburo Kawazu, Kanji Koshiba, Eitaro Shindo, Ichiro Sugai, Haruo Tanaka full cast
Duration: 87 mins
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