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During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.


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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Nobuko Miyamoto
Nayoko

Masahiko Tsugawa
Mondo Suzuki

Hiroshi Okochi
Chichiiwa

Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Tamonin

Mitsuko Ishii
Eiko

Hideji Ōtaki
Chijiwa (uncredited)

Akira Takarada
Inukai

Shōgo Shimada
Zenbu Okura

Kin Sugai
Foster Mother

Atsuko Ichinomiya
Tamonin's Mother Rin
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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