With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.

Credits

Mikio NaruseDirector

Haruko SugimuraKin

Sadako SawamuraNobu

Chikako HosokawaTamae

Yūko MochizukiTomi