Hot Springs Geisha
Seen it?1968 | 92 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for people who like stories about real, flawed people. Leaves you with something to think about.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1968: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
A look at the lives of a troupe of geishas working in a small seaside resort town. For the most part, their lives consist of greeting boatloads of oversexed businessmen and providing bawdy entertainment through the evening followed by private companionship at night, interspersed with occasional catfights with the rival geisha house. Their routine is suddenly thrown off by the appearance of an abandoned baby in the geishas' dormitory, followed by its disappearance only a short time later. Who could be responsible for such a thing?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Teruo Ishii
- Masumi TachibanaChiyo
- Yōko MiharaTomimaru
- Yukie KagawaTsutako
- Oh RanfanUmeko
- Miyuki TakakuraYukiko
- Yuriko MishimaHinayakko
- Keiko KojimaSumi
- Mie HanabusaTamae
- Yuko MinakazeKintaro
- Noriko TatsumiTonbo