Directed by:
Kei KumaiCast:
Misa Shimizu, 遠野なぎこ, Masatoshi Nagase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Eiji Okuda, Renji Ishibashi, Miho Tsumiki, Yukiya Kitamura, Michiko Kawai, 野川由美子, Mari HayashidaPlots(1)
The late Akira Kurosawa scripted this epic live story which centres on O-Shin (Nagiko Tohno), a young geisha woman working in a 19th century brothel. When she meets a samurai, Fusanosuke (Hidetaka Yoshioka), who is seeking refuge, she takes him in and falls in love. But Fusanosuke cannot relate to her way of life and leaves - only to return to tell her he is engaged. Another samurai (Masatoshi Nagase) arrives in the village and O-Shin once again falls in love. The film's director, Kei Kumai, was hand-picked by Kurosawa's son. (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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Misa Shimizu
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Mari Hayashida
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