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BU・SU

6.219871h 35mMovieDrama

Mugiko, an 18-year-old attempts to escape her unhappiness with village life by going to Tokyo to live and work in the geisha house run by her aunt. The daughter of a once great geisha, Mugiko is entitled by blood to train in the geishas' ancient art of classical Japanese song and dance.

DirectorJun Ichikawa
WriterMakiko Uchidate

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Cast · Directed by Jun Ichikawa

YTYasuko Tomita
Yasuko Tomita
Suzume
MOMitsuko Oka
Mitsuko Oka
Yukino
MYMichiyo Yasuda
Michiyo Yasuda
Kochou
KIKazue Itō
Kazue Itō
Ageha
MTMasahiro Takashima
Masahiro Takashima
Tsuda
IOIssey Ogata
Issey Ogata
Kitazaki
YSYasuyo Shirashima
Yasuyo Shirashima
Reiko
SMShigeru Muroi
Shigeru Muroi
Ponta
NNNobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Customer
KS
Kei Suma
Customer
TTTomoko Taya
Tomoko Taya
NYNaoki Yamazaki
Naoki Yamazaki

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BU・SU hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 17, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.