Cast
- Michiyo Kogure as Miyoharu, a mature and established geisha who runs a modestly successful okiya, or geisha house, in the Gion pleasure district of Kyoto.
- Ayako Wakao as Eiko/Miyoei, daughter of the recently deceased geisha Ochiyo, whose unfortunate family circumstances drive her to seek financial independence and safety with Miyoharu by working as an apprentice maiko.
- SeizaburÅ Kawazu as Kusuda, a scheming entrepreneur and heir to the Kusude Motors company who manipulates Miyoharu and Miyoei for the sake of negotiating a vital business contract with Kanzaki.
- Kanji Koshiba as Kanzaki, a head of department in a prosperous company slated for promotion to the position of company director. He has a penchant for geisha, and develops an intense attraction to Miyoharu that Kusuda later exploits.
- Chieko Naniwa as Okimi, a powerful Gion teahouse proprietor for whom Kusuda is regular and valuable customer.
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