Osono and Eisuke would like to get married but with her up to her neck in debt due to her late father's illness and him trying to raise the funds to start a business, they can't afford to do so. Osono agrees to work as a geisha and eventually is tricked into becoming a businessman's mistress, all because she wants to help her lover. The businessman, in turn, is actually only interested in training her so he can hand her over to a palace official in exchange for a trade agreement...
Isao Hayashi
Director
Setsuko Ogawa
Osono(おその)
Hiroshi Gojo
Eisuke(英助)
Hiroyuki Mikawa
Mondonoshô Okado(岡戸主水正)
Shuhei Yamamoto
Minoya-kiuemon(美濃屋喜右衛門)
Keiko Maki
Mamemaru(豆丸)
Sayuri Oka
Orin(おりん)
Chieko Harada
Geisha Girl(芸者)
Yoshie Kitsuda
Geisha Girl(芸者)
Keisuke Yukioka
Yasuke(弥助)
Kensuke Tamai
Kimono shop Owner(呉服屋)
Kokan Katsura
Hôkan(幣間)
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
The 100 imagines a future where humanity's overcome some of its most pervasive forms of prejudice—only to create new ones.
Lady Bird (Saoirse Ronan) tells her mother (Laurie Metcalf) that she wants to live through something — something that matters.
We chat with Penelope Lawson about her short film, The Dinner Party, her experience founding her own production company, and fun cinema.
When the retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale and a holiday spirit come together, viewers learn about class issues as well as perseverance despite setbacks.