The Scent of Incense
Seen it?1964 | 203 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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 anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 23 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 23 min.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1964: an older pace and style.
After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.
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 powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 1K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
- Mariko OkadaTomoko
- Kinuyo TanakaTsuna
- Nobuko OtowaIkuyo
- Gō KatōEzaki
- Norihei MikiHachirô
- Eiji OkadaNozawa
- Haruko SugimuraTaromaru
- Kazuo KitamuraKeisuke
- Bunta SugawaraSugiura
- Eijirō YanagiMurata, the landlord