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Geisha : twilight of flowers
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- Summary
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Even today, the geisha epitomize the beauty of Japan's past. But theirs is a dying profession as the glare of Tokyo neon competes with the more mellow glow of Kyoto. Drawing on interviews with the ...
Even today, the geisha epitomize the beauty of Japan's past. But theirs is a dying profession as the glare of Tokyo neon competes with the more mellow glow of Kyoto. Drawing on interviews with the world-renowned Mineko Iwasaki and other geisha and those who idolize them, this program places the geisha squarely in the context of contemporary Japan. In addition to background on the geisha mystique-the clothing, the makeup, the exhaustive training in the arts-the program dispels the distorted image of geisha as courtesans and illustrates their efforts to retain their significance while adapting themselves to a world of commercialism and technology.
Details
- Creator
- Insomnia Film (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2007], c2004
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col., digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421365534
- OCLC
- ocn709673572
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Apr. 11, 2007.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Closed-captioned.
- Kyoto's Gion District: Entering the Geisha World (5:56) -- Geisha History (2:09) -- Mineko Iwasaki: "Geisha, A Life" (1:26) -- Geisha Customs and Appearance (3:05) -- Geisha Clients (4:46) -- Geisha Hierarchy (2:21) -- Western Influences on the Geisha Profession (4:20) -- The Fascination of Geishas (3:19) -- Misconception: Geisha or Prostitute? (3:17) -- Geisha: The Eternal Flower (4:53) -- Geishas in Japanese Tradition and Modern Expression (6:54) -- Documentation of Geishas in Japanese Culture (3:49) -- The Last Geishas of Japan (4:18)