Fleeing a distressing family situation, Eiko, a very young girl, becomes an apprentice to Miyoharu, a veteran geisha. Both, determined to preserve their professional integrity, must face the selfishness and ambition of several petty people.
Michiyo Kogure
Miyoharu
Ayako Wakao
Eiko
Seizaburō Kawazu
Kusuda
Eitarō Shindō
Sawamoto
Ichirō Sugai
Saeki
Kanji Koshiba
Kanzaki
Sumao Ishihara
Kokichi
Chieko Naniwa
Okimi
Kikue Mōri
Arts Teacher
Saburo Date
Imanishi
Teruko Fuji
Girl
Kyōko Hisamatsu
Memoirs of a Geisha
Sisters of the Gion
Aristocrats
The Insect Woman
After the Rain
Equinox Flower
The Twilight Samurai
In the Realm of the Senses
The Makioka Sisters
Lady Snowblood
Tokyo Story
No Regrets for Our Youth
Late Spring
The Woman in the Rumor
Zatoichi
Demons
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Close Range Love
An Autumn Afternoon
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island