Tatsumi KUMASHIRO

The World Of Geisha

四畳半襖の裏張り

Nippon Retro   ² 

Around the year 1918, during tumultuous times, several people spend their nights in a geisha house, seemingly unaffected by social unrest and political events. Transcending linear narratives, the film sheds light on the experiences of young geisha, whose lives do not differ much from those of ordinary prostitutes. Once more, Tatsumi KUMASHIRO uses such means as the crossing out of intertitles to call attention to the problem of censorship.

四畳半襖の裏張り
Yojohan fusuma no urabari

Japan 1973

72 minutes

Director
Tatsumi KUMASHIRO

Script
Tatsumi KUMASHIRO based on a novel by Kafu NAGAI

Cinematography
Shinsaku HIMEDA