Japan Synopsis
あげまん
The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
Other Titles From TOHO
Drama + Comedy in Japan
462 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tales of a Golden Geisha itself).
The 1989–1991 Japan Window
Tales of a Golden Geisha holds position #79 of 114 Japan films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tales of a Golden Geisha premiered alongside 32 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 32 other Japan films in 1990.
The 819th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 35th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tales of a Golden Geisha, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- banking · 3
- rich man · 3
- luck · 2
- romantic entanglements · 1
- banking executives · 1
- japanese politics · 1
- geisha · 18
- political corruption · 7
- politics · 39
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,551 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,565 of 1,933 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 58m |
| Release Date | June 2, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0098972 |