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Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha

19906.11h 58m

Overview

Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

Directed by Jūzō Itami
Written by Jūzō Itami
Produced by Jūzō Itami, Seigo Hosogoe
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

politicsgeishabankingluckpolitical corruptionrich manromantic entanglementsbanking executivesjapanese politics

About Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha is a drama, comedy film released in 1990 exploring themes of politics, geisha, banking, luck, political corruption, rich man. Directed by Jūzō Itami, it stars Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa, Hiroshi Okochi. Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

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