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Epitome (1953)
131 min | Drama

Epitome (1953)

131 min | Drama

Shusei Tokuda's starkly realistic novel about a poor girl pressed into becoming a geisha was forcefully adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba). When Ginko (Nobuko Otowa, Shindo's wife) falls in love with one of her clients, she is handily ...See moreShusei Tokuda's starkly realistic novel about a poor girl pressed into becoming a geisha was forcefully adapted by Kaneto Shindo (Onibaba). When Ginko (Nobuko Otowa, Shindo's wife) falls in love with one of her clients, she is handily rebuffed by the young man's wealthy family, and left to wander from geisha house to geisha house. See less

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46 cast members

Name	Known for
Nobuko Otowa Ginko Ginko See fewer	The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
Sumiko Hidaka Somefuku Somefuku See fewer	Nijûichi no shimon (1948)
Isuzu Yamada Tamiko Tamiko See fewer	Throne of Blood (1957)
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Jûkichi Uno Ginzo Ginzo See fewer	The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
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Osamu Takizawa Ino Ino See fewer	Men and War II (1971)
Ichirô Sugai Isogai Isogai See fewer	The Sound of Waves (1964)
Masao Shimizu Nagase Nagase See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Taiji Tonoyama Yamada Yamada See fewer	Human (1962)
Zenpei Saga Actor Actor See fewer	The Street Without Sun (1954)
Eitarô Shindô Actor Actor See fewer	A Geisha (1953)
Eijirô Yanagi Actor Actor See fewer	The Famous Sword Bijomaru (1945)
Yuriko Hanabusa Kuramochi's mother Kuramochi's mother See fewer	Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943)
Sadako Sawamura Isogai's wife Isogai's wife See fewer	The Rose on His Arm (1956)
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Tanie Kitabayashi Oshima Oshima See fewer	Dai yûkai (1991)
Yumi Takano Actress Actress See fewer	Hanaogi sensei to Santa (1952)
Fukuko Sayo Actress Actress See fewer	Hikaru umi (1963)
Chikako Hosokawa Fujikawa's owner Fujikawa's owner See fewer	Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts (1935)
Tsutomu Shimomoto Actor Actor See fewer	Children of Hiroshima (1952)
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Sumie Sasaki Actress Actress See fewer	Omoide zukuri. (1981)
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Noriko Matsuyama Actress Actress See fewer	Ôkami (1955)
Harue Shimizu Actress Actress See fewer	Epitome (1953)
Hisako Hara Actress Actress See fewer	Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
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Kumeko Otowa Actress Actress See fewer	Kagemusha: The Shadow Warrior (1980)
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