Fallen Blossoms

"Set against the backdrop of an imperial victory in the civil war leading up to the Meiji Restoration, Fallen Blossoms tells the story of the sorrows of women in a geisha house in Kyoto by recounting the relationships of its inhabitants."

Cast

Ranko Hanai

as Akira

Reiko Minakami

as Tanehachi

Rikie Sanjō

as Tomi

Rumi Ejima

as Haruei

Fujiko Naruse

as Oshige

Chieko Ishii

as Waka

Ryoko Satomi

as Michiyo

Reiko Mijo

as Yutaka

Hisako Fujita

as Hinako

Kayoko Mizukami

as Small Butterfly

Teruko Hamada

as Mitsuyu

Mitsuko Sakai

as Satokiku

Shigeko Shimi

as Ochiyobo

Ryoko Hamaji

as Amohan

Setsuko Horikoshi

as Yoshiya

Ayako Ichinose

as Matsuba

Kimie Hayashi

as Miyako

Ginko Ii

as Oshin

Crew

Goro Kontaibo

Producer

Kon Ichikawa

Assistant Director

Yurio Takamatsu

Assistant Director

Munetoshi Shinjo

Assistant Director

Takashi Naoe

Assistant Director of Photography

Minoru Yokoyama

Assistant Director of Photography

Tadashi Hashimoto

Assistant Director of Photography

Tomio Fukuda

Assistant Director of Photography

Senji Itô

Music

Yoshio Ehara

Editor

Yaeko Yokoyama

Sound Recordist

Tamizo Ishida

Director

Harumi Machii

Director of Photography

Kaoru Morimoto

Screenplay

Shirô Yamamoto

Screenplay