---
title: 'A Geisha (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Mizoguchi'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-geisha-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045814/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Geisha (1953)

1953 · 85 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 祇園囃子

## Synopsis

A Geisha or Gion Festival Music  is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, centred on the geisha milieu in post-war Gion, Kyoto. It is based on a novel by Matsutarō Kawaguchi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenji Mizoguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-mizoguchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Yoshikata Yoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshikata-yoda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ichirō Saitō](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-saito)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kazuo Miyagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-miyagawa)

## Cast

- [Haruo Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruo-tanaka)
- [Ayako Wakao](https://cinepixo.com/people/ayako-wakao)
- [Saburō Date](https://cinepixo.com/people/saburo-date)
- [Eitarō Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-shindo)
- [Michiyo Kogure](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiyo-kogure)
- [Ichirō Sugai](https://cinepixo.com/people/ichiro-sugai)

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