Japan Synopsis
祇園囃子
In the post-war Gion district of Kyoto, the geisha Miyoharu agrees to apprentice the 16 year-old Eiko, whose mother was a former geisha who had just died. After a year of training they have to find a large sum of money before Eiko can debut. Miyoharu borrows the money from the tea-house owner, Okimi, who in turn obtains the money from the businessman Kusuda. Kusuda fancies Eiko himself and wants to give Miyoharu to Kanzaki in order to close a large business deal. However both geishas have minds of their own and, going against tradition, want to be able to say no to clients.
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The 1952–1954 Japan Window
A Geisha holds position #9 of 19 Japan films in the 1952–1954 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1950s in Japan, 76 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Geisha premiered alongside 6 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 6 other Japan films in 1953.
The 65th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 61% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (61th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,244 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (73rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #543 of 1,933 (top 28%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | August 12, 1953 |
| IMDb | tt0045814 |