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ese film directed by

Buichi Saitō was a Japanese film director from Saitama Prefecture. His representative works included '' Wataridori series'' starring Akira Kobayashi, ''Farewell to Southern Tosa''(1959) and ''Gazing at Love and Death''(1964). Saitō often worked with Akira K ...

. The lead star is

Hisaya Morishige was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in Ma ...

. It is based on Teru Miyamoto`s novel of the same title.

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Cast

as Kumago Matsuzaka * Yumiko Nogawa as Fusae Matsuzaka * Kōichi Satō as Tadashi Tsujidou *

Teruhiko Saigō was a Japanese singer and actor. As a singer, he was known as one of the three "''Gosanke''" (referring to ''gosanke'', the three great Tokugawa houses), along with Yukio Hashi and Kazuo Funaki. The stage name was based on the Meiji Restorati ...

as Taichi Ebihara * Yuko Asano as Ayako Iwai *

Jun Inoue is a Japanese ''tarento'', singer, actor, and comedian. His former stage name is . Discography Singles Original albums Live albums Filmography TV drama Films References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Inoue, Jun Japanese male ...

as Tony Okada * Rino Katase as Someno * Gannosuke Ashiya as Chiyoma Maruo * Takuya Fujioka as Chigusa *

Yumi Takigawa is a Japanese actress and singer. She has appeared in more than 50 films since 1974. Selected filmography Film Television Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Takigawa, Yumi 1951 births Living people Singers from Tok ...

as Chiyotsuru *

Shinsuke Ashida was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1952 and 1996. Selected filmography Film * '' Gendai-jin'' (1952) * '' Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) * ''An Actress'' (1956) * '' Underworld Beauty'' (1958) * '' Arashi no naka o tsup ...

as Kawachi * Shigeru Tsuyuguchi as Takeshi Tsutsui *

Tomoko Naraoka was a Japanese actress and narrator. The daughter of a painter, she was born in Komagome, Hongō (present-day Bunkyo), in the city of Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design. Naraoka debuted as a cinema actres ...

as Iwai *

Tomokazu Miura is a Japanese actor. Life and career Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract. However, impressed b ...

as Mokichi Kitazawa

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* 1990 films 1990s Japanese-language films Films about geisha 1980s Japanese films Films scored by Shin'ichirō Ikebe {{1980s-Japan-film-stub