The Geisha 1983

     In 1933 Katsuzo was in love with a geisha and they had a daughter.  Their plan was to run away together but they were caught and the woman was killed.  Now he works as a zegen, a man who obtains women to be trained as new geishas.  He sells girls to the Yokioro, the biggest house in Southern Japan.  His daughter has become a great geisha using the name Momowaka. 

     There are many cultural differences between America and Japan.  We will probably never understand their culture.  This is interesting but so complex that I could not continue watching since this is also very lengthy.  It does bring out a lot of points that I did not know about the geisha women.  2 ½* (This movie is so-so) 

 

144 min, Drama directed by Hideo Gosha with Ken Ogata, Kimiko Ikegami, Atsuko Asano, Mitsuko Baisho, Morio Kazama, Akiko Kana.

Note:  Imdb 7.2 out of 10, 71% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Film Crave 2.00/4.