A 19-year-old dreams of becoming a geisha. Her mother? Absolutely terrified.
Acting
Maiko Okamoto captures desperate hope without melodrama.
Production
Authentic geisha district locations, not sets.
Director
Yonosuke Minamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in Kyoto's actual geisha districts during a period when maiko numbers were declining sharply.
Director Yononosuke Minamoto made this his final film after decades in pink cinema, pivoting to 'respectable' drama.
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