A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
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Ayako Wakao
Koen
Jun Fujimaki
Maki
Frankie Sakai
Nozaki
So Yamamura
Kiyomasa Tsutsui
Kyū Sazanka
Yajima
Hisano Yamaoka
Tsutsui Keiko
Mayumi Kurata
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Chieko Murata
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Michiko Takano
Toshiko
Kyōko Enami
Yamawaki Satoko
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