Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha (also known as あげまん and Ageman) is a 1990 Japanese comedy film by director Itami Juzo.
The film stars two of Itami's regular actors, Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings luck to the men with whom she sleeps, and Masahiko Tsugawa as her unfaithful, sometimes partner. As well as showing her relationships with the man she loves and the men who employ her, it satirizes corruption and the influence of money in Japanese politics.
Ageman was nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards - Best Director (Juzo Itami), Best Actress (Nobuko Miyamoto), Best Screenplay (Juzo Itami) and Best Editing (Akira Suzuki).
Cast
Nobuko Miyamoto as Nayoko
Masahiko Tsugawa as Mondo Suzuki
Hiroshi Ôkôchi as Chichiiwa
Ryunosuke Kaneda as Tamonin
Atsuko Ichinomiya as Rin, Tamonin's mother
Kin Sugai as Foster mother
Kazuyo Mita as Hiyoko
Mitsuko Ishii as Eiko
Yoriko Douguchi as Junko
Maiko Minami as Sayori-chan
Fukumi Kuroda as Kiyoka
Isao Hashizume
Haruna Takase as Fur shop manager
Tokuko Sugiyama as Restaurant manager
Yakan Yanagi as Foster father
Michiyo Yokoyama as Tamonin's court lady
Hiroko Seki as Shinkame Chiyo restaurant manager
Noborou Yano as Hirutaji chief
Yan Yano as Hirutaji chief
Harukazu Kitami as Bo-san #1
Akira Kubo as Bo-san #2
Yoshihiro Kato as Segawa Kikunojo
Akari Uchida as Houte couture woman
Mihoko Shibata as Woman carer in movie
Mansaku Fuwa as Executioner's assistant in the dream
Yôichi Ueda as Camera man
Shinobu Oshizaka as Doctor
Eijirō Tōno as Prime Minister
Kiyokata Saruwaka as Traditional dance teacher
Kazuo Kitamura as Tsurumaru
Akira Takarada as Inukai
Shogo Shimada as Zenbu Okura
Hideji Otaki as Chijiwa (uncredited)
Translation of "Tales of a Golden Geisha"
Japanese: あげまん (映画).
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