Tales of a Golden Geisha

Jun 2, 1990

1h 58m

★ 6.1

Overview

Nayoko, a good-hearted geisha, brings luck to the men she sleeps with, even though most are scoundrels who don’t deserve it.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Nayoko

Nobuko Miyamoto

Mondo Suzuki

Masahiko Tsugawa

Chichiiwa

Hiroshi Okochi

Tamonin

Ryūnosuke Kaneda

Eiko

Mitsuko Ishii

Chijiwa (uncredited)

Hideji Ōtaki

Inukai

Akira Takarada

Zenbu Okura

Shōgo Shimada

Foster Mother

Kin Sugai

Tamonin's Mother Rin

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Hiyoko Madam Geisha

Kazuyo Mita

Junko

Yoriko Doguchi

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