American Geisha
Brief Synopsis
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A contemporary drama based on American anthropologist Liza Dalby's experiences as a foreigner living in the world of the Japanese geisha in Kyoto for her graduate paper at Stanford University. It was published in 1983 under the title, "Geisha," which was also the original title of the film, produced
Cast & Crew
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Lee Philips
Director
Pam Dawber
Gillian Burke
Richard Narita
Kangoro
Stephanie Faracy
Katy
Robert Ito
Mr Hashimoto
Dorothy Mcguire
Ann Suzuki
Film Details
Also Known As
Geisha
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Radar Pictures
Location
Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A contemporary drama based on American anthropologist Liza Dalby's experiences as a foreigner living in the world of the Japanese geisha in Kyoto for her graduate paper at Stanford University. It was published in 1983 under the title, "Geisha," which was also the original title of the film, produced entirely on location in Tokyo and Kyoto in the summer of 1985. Portions of the movie are uncomfortably similar to the earlier "Girls of the White Orchid," when the fictional Gillian Burke is forced to work in seedy Japanese bars, fending off the advances of amorous businessman. (Both movies, incidently, featured Richard Narita, with whom the leading lady in each gets involved).
Director
Lee Philips
Director
Cast
Pam Dawber
Gillian Burke
Richard Narita
Kangoro
Stephanie Faracy
Katy
Robert Ito
Mr Hashimoto
Dorothy Mcguire
Ann Suzuki
Clare Nono
Yoshiko
Beulah Quo
Kangoro'S Mother
June Angela
Kohana
Takayo Fischer
Okaasan
Emily Kuroda
Kikusen
Lily Mariye
Shizue
Randy Devol
Tomio
Kenji Kamei
Tanaka
Tsuyako Okajima
Auntie
Charles Roche
Peter
Hitashi Hamano
Mr Wada
Yoshihitsu Oda
Kangoro'S Father
Crew
Dick Berg
Executive Producer
Liza Dalby
Book As Source Material ("Geisha")
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Miles Goodman
Music
Yoko Higashida
Hair
Marehide Koike
Makeup
Matthew F. Leonetti
Director Of Photography
Bob Miller
Sound Department
Judith Paige Mitchell
Screenwriter
George Jay Nicholson
Editor
Richard L O'connor
Producer
Randy T Siegel
Associate Producer
Kinya Uchida
Art Director
Takeshi Yamazaki
Wardrobe
Film Details
Also Known As
Geisha
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Radar Pictures
Location
Tokyo, Japan; Kyoto, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 11, 1986
