Just for You

1970 1h 23m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house. Yumi is impulsive, out-going. And although she cannot claim to be good at Japanese dancing or playing musical instruments so necessary to a geisha, she is a whizz at go-go and will dance the hula at parties. But before becoming a full-fledged geisha, Yumi must go through the ceremony of the "mizuage", when a budding geisha surrenders her virginity to an experienced man who makes her a woman. Takida, a rich money-lender, is chosen for Yumi's mizuage but she offers herself first to Keiichi (Ryo Tamura), who she really loves although she knows that his world and hers are too far apart for a successful marriage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mari Atsumi
Yumi Ishikawa
Keiko Takahashi
Setsuko
Eiko Yanami
Nakako
Ryo Tamura
Keiichi Tsumura
Masaya Takahashi
Matsuzaki
Toyoto Fukuda
Tetsuya Takita
Yoshi Katō
Takita
Tomoko Mayama
Kikuchiyo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshio Inoue
Writers: Kanji Yasumoto, Yasuzō Masumura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshio Inoue, shot by Setsuo Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Mari Atsumi and Keiko Takahashi and Eiko Yanami carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshio Inoue directs. Setsuo Kobayashi behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
256 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoshio Inoue, shot by Setsuo Kobayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Mari Atsumi and Keiko Takahashi and Eiko Yanami carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0202921 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.