Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki
Brief Synopsis
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This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged geisha who must choose to either get married or buy a bar of her own. Her family hounds her for money, her customers for her attention, and she is continually in debt. The life of a geisha is examined as well as the way in which the system traps and sometimes kills those in it.
Film Details
Release Date
1960
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Synopsis
This is the story of Mama, a.k.a. Keiko, a middle-aged geisha who must choose to either get married or buy a bar of her own. Her family hounds her for money, her customers for her attention, and she is continually in debt. The life of a geisha is examined as well as the way in which the system traps and sometimes kills those in it.
Director
Mikio Naruse
Director
Film Details
Release Date
1960
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 51m
Sound
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
