Top Cast
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Tchiomi Kawamura
The Geisha
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Gorō Udagawa
Her Samurai lover
Overview
Pochoir-tinted intrigue between samurais in feudal Japan. Part of Pathé's “The Japanese Film” series, it was presumably shot in France with Japanese stage actors for the main roles. From the Guerra Zacarías collection.
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