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Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha

  • 1969
  • 1h 39m
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7.4/10
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Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha (1969)
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Shinji, a popular geisha, falls in love with a small coal mine owner Shimada and fights with him against a cruel rich coal mine owner Osuga, who exploits his workers. A lot of action, romanc... Read allShinji, a popular geisha, falls in love with a small coal mine owner Shimada and fights with him against a cruel rich coal mine owner Osuga, who exploits his workers. A lot of action, romance and swordplay.Shinji, a popular geisha, falls in love with a small coal mine owner Shimada and fights with him against a cruel rich coal mine owner Osuga, who exploits his workers. A lot of action, romance and swordplay.

  • Director
    • Kôsaku Yamashita
  • Writer
    • Tatsuo Nogami
  • Stars
    • Sumiko Fuji
    • Ken Takakura
    • Tomisaburô Wakayama
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    56
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    • Director
      • Kôsaku Yamashita
    • Writer
      • Tatsuo Nogami
    • Stars
      • Sumiko Fuji
      • Ken Takakura
      • Tomisaburô Wakayama
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Sumiko Fuji
      Ken Takakura
      Ken Takakura
      Tomisaburô Wakayama
      Tomisaburô Wakayama
      • Sakata Yoshinobu
      Hiroko Sakuramachi
      Yukari Mishima
      Nobuo Kaneko
      Nobuo Kaneko
      Tatsuo Endô
      Tatsuo Endô
      Akira Shioji
      • Director
        • Kôsaku Yamashita
      • Writer
        • Tatsuo Nogami
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      9manfromplanetx

      Kôsaku Yamashita...Chivalrous Geisha

      Interwoven into the opening of this classic tale, a graceful dance from lead star Junko (Sumiko) Fuji, she closes the film also, this time a dynamic traditional costume dance as the violent finale plays out. Supported with a solid cast she plays Shinji, an honourable geisha who sides with small coal mine operator in fighting against an exploitive yakuza rich coal mine owner who mistreats his workers while forcing his control over the mountains valuable coal deposits. Romance, loyalty , action, a social conscious , beautifully crafted, I have raved about director Kôsaku Yamashita in previous reviews here. Coming back to the "Chivalrous Geisha" after a few years & after a couple of hundred more such films, compels me to rave some more. Yamashita was a master of his art, with an assured vision he took on the typically common yakuza period drama and infused his films with remarkably rich detail and pensive multi faceted storylines. Classic Japanese cinema abounds with countless tales just like this Yamashita films standout among them, creatively composed highly entertaining Classic Japanese cinema Highly Recommended

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        Followed by Brave Red Flower of the North (1970)

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      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
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        • Toei Company
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        • 1h 39m(99 min)
      • Color
        • Color
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        • Mono

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