A Geisha on Horseback

1954•1h 44m

Drama

Based on the original work of Akutagawa Prize-winning writer Ashihei Hino, the film depicts the love of the proud geisha Nobukichi Hakata in the early Taisho era.

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Production

Daiei Film

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Status

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Cast

Machiko Kyō

Nobukichi

Kiyoko Hirai

Oine

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Kiyoka

Chieko Murata

Oyasu

Takashi Shimura

Kotaro Yamabe

Reiko Shirai

Umemaru

Hideo Takamatsu

Kojuro Ichikawa

Sachiko Meguro

Fujio Harumoto

Sugisaku Aoyama

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