Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha

Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha (1969)

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Summary: Late 60's period drama/romance film with some yakuza leanings. Junko Fuji is beautiful and graceful as Shinji, a Hakata geisha who is being pursued by a corrupt and evil coal mining baron, but ends up falling in love with an ex-yakuza (Ken Takakura) who owns a competing mine. Tensions rise between the rival mine owners with Shinji in the middle. (by TheDenizen)

AKA: Chivalrous Geisha, Samurai Geisha

Genre: Crime

Country: Japan

Directed By: Kosaku Yamashita

Written By: Tatsuo Nogami

Starring: Ken Takakura, Tomisaburo Wakayama, Junko Fuji, Hiroko Sakuramachi

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Has a nice slow build up, inevitably leading to a furious sword battle where Takakura takes on dozens of yakuza alone. This final fight is intercut with Fuji performing a Kabuki lion dance which makes a very cool effect. One of the thugs is played by a pre-Lone Wolf & Cub Tomisaburo Wakayama.