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Geisha House, The (Subtitled)(Wide Screen)
Geisha House, The (Subtitled)(Wide Screen)
Stars: Junko Fuji, Mai Kitajima, Maki Miyamoto, Mariko OkadaDirector: Kinji Fukasaku
Summary: Kinji Fukasaku's drama follows the plight of a young girl abducted by a middle-aged man.
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A moving and entrancing exploration of a culture that has fascinated the Western world for centuries, Kinji Fukasaki's Geisha Housewas released in 1998, presaging a flurry of literature and memoirs that have helped to broaden our understanding of the geisha's role in Japanese society.
Set in the late 1950s, when geisha culture was threatened by moral crusades, it tells the story of Omacha (Miyamoto Maki), a young girl who sees the geisha life as a way to lift her poverty-stricken family from their hand-to-mouth existence. Through her eyes, we see the protocols and complex financial relationships which dictate the running of the geisha house.
Fukusaki's film is a work of great delicacy with moments of hypnotic beauty, and his tender direction, often touched with a sense of wonder, fills the screen with lovingly constructed scenes. At its heart is the poignant situation of the women who must sacrifice their normal relationships to live an ambiguous life in which they are a key part of society while being kept, for the most part, on its periphery, like perpetual mistresses.
On the DVD:Geisha Houseis presented with subtitles in widescreen anamorphic format. The string-laden Dolby Digital stereo soundtrack is occasionally overpowering. The only extra is a short, text biography of Fukusaki. --Piers Ford
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen |
| Main Language: | Japanese |
| Region: | Region 2 |
| Special Features: | Photo Gallery, Directors Profile |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Release Date: | November 11, 2002 |
| Runtime: | 113 minutes |
| Certification: | |
| Catalogue Number: | E K A 40059 |
| Keywords: | Subtitled, House, General, Wide, Screen, Geisha, Drama, Japanese, Omocha |
| Genre: | Drama |
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