A GEISHA (Gion Bayashi) (1953) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Kenji Mizoguchi

Written by - Matsutaro Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda

Starring - Michiyo Kogure, Ayako Wakao, Seizaburo Kawazu

"A mature geisha and her apprentice shockingly decide to defy traditionalism when they decide to turn down two of their clients. Perhaps one of the most universally accessible Mizoguchi films on the theme of Geishas and one which certainly has become the archetype of films that deal with such subjects. By this stage the Japanese filmmaker had become very experienced and was able to deliver a compelling feminist drama full of defiance and protest towards the stubbornness of traditionalism and the suffering and misogyny that women must sometimes endure."

Drama, Japan