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A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion

2017-09-24 en 49m
Documentary
Within Japan, there's a place that's like another world: Gion, in Kyoto. When night falls in this historic district, nearly 100 geiko, or traditional entertainers, make their way to teahouses to perform classical arts, such as music and dance, for carefully selected guests. Kimi Ota, 77, is proprietress of a 200-year-old teahouse. Throughout its history, it has always been run by a woman. The proprietress cannot marry, and must have a daughter who can someday take over. Peer behind the curtain into the unique and alluring world of Kyoto's teahouses.

Camera Operator

Taku Matsumiya

Sound

Takashi Nakamura

Camera Technician

Masanobu Ono

Editor

Kazuo Ohta

Sound Effects

Chizuru Furukawa

Director

Maki Kubochi

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • NHK World