Japó, 1929. Chiyo, una nena de nou anys, és venuda pels seus pares per treballar a la casa de Geishas de Nitta Okiya. La seva germana major Satsu no és acceptada i és enviada a un prostíbul. A la casa Chiyo coneix Pumpkin, una altra nena que serà instruïda per ser geisha, així com les famoses geishes Hatsumomo i el seu rival Mameha. Els començaments de Chiyo són durs, però una trobada amb què serà l'amor de la seva vida, el President, farà que des d'aquell moment només vulgui convertir-se en una famosa geisha per estar més a prop seu.
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
The tension is palpable, the excitement is mounting and the heady scent of competition is in the air as hundreds of eager contestants from across America prepare to take part in what is undoubtedly one of the greatest events of their lives -- the Mayflower Dog Show. The canine contestants and their owners are as wondrously diverse as the great country that has bred them.
A Lucy Dell (Shirley MacLaine), una popular actriu de Hollywood, l'ha dirigit el seu marit Paul (Yves Montand) a moltes de les seves grans pel·lícules. Per demostrar-se a si mateix que pot triomfar sense, Paul decideix anar al Japó per dirigir una versió de Madame Butterfly. Però Lucy, que no es vol quedar fora del projecte, es disfressa i el segueix fins allà.
The best must be the freshest. The best sake also follows the same principle to brew in which it needs the best and freshest raw materials, and also the freshest virgin to make it? Visiting one of a Japanese pub that seems to offer the best warm sake, Mononobe tries to follow the steps to reproduce the same flavor. However, he suddenly found out that those flavors are actually a combination of sake, sweat, and other bodily secretions of a virgin. As his only daughter is not a virgin anymore, the only way to make the best sake without a pure virgin is...
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.
A young woman in traditional Japanese attire fixes her hair and kimono while her servants assist her.
This Traveltalk visit to Japan starts with a look at the country's cherry blossom trees, tulips, and ubiquitous gardens. We then see the proper manner for preparing a woman's hair and wearing a kimono.
Women getting onto a rickshaw.