Ginza Cosmetics

Ginza Cosmetics

DVD cover
Directed by Mikio Naruse
Produced by Motohiko Ito
Written by Tomoichirô Inoue (novel)
Matsuo Kishi (screenplay)
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka
Music by Seiichi Suzuki
Cinematography Akira Mimura
Edited by Hidetoshi Kasama
Distributed by Shintoho
Release dates
  • 14 April 1951 (1951-04-14) (Japan)
Running time
87 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Ginza Cosmetics (銀座化粧 Ginza Keshō) is a 1951 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. It follows the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. The film is based on a novel by Tomoichiro Igami and also on screenwriter Matsuo Kishi and director Mikio Naruse's personal knowledge of Tokyo's Ginza district.

Plot

Yukiko Tsuji (Kinuyo Tanaka) is a gentle, affectionate take on a middle aged bar hostess, struggling to bring up a child alone and facing financial, sexual and end of career issues, as well as the implied disapproval of society.

Cast

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