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祇園囃子 [Gion bayashi / Gion Festival Music] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953)

Dec

15

Gion bayashi (1953)

Studying the tea ceremony, accompanied by director Mizoguchi (via). DP: Kazuo Miyagawa.

Having tea*

“A geisha’s lie is not a real lie. It’s a cornerstone of our profession.”

– Miyoharu

 

* the Bales 2025 Film Challenge for December has a few dateless themes. This is one of them.