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Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

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The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

02 June 1990

Country

Japan

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nayoko

Masahiko Tsugawa

Masahiko Tsugawa

Mondo Suzuki

Hiroshi Okochi

Hiroshi Okochi

Chichiiwa

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Tamonin

Mitsuko Ishii

Mitsuko Ishii

Eiko

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Chijiwa (uncredited)

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Inukai

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Zenbu Okura

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Foster Mother

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Tamonin's Mother Rin

Kazuyo Mita

Kazuyo Mita

Hiyoko Madam Geisha

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Junko

Maiko Minami

Maiko Minami

Sayori

Fukumi Kuroda

Fukumi Kuroda

Haruna Takase

Haruna Takase

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Hiroko Seki

Hiroko Seki

Akari Uchida

Akari Uchida

Yoshihiro Katō

Yoshihiro Katō

Mihoko Shibata

Mihoko Shibata

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Prime Minister

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Tsurumaru

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