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Miniature

7.819532h 11mMovieDrama

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope in the process. No matter how hard she tries, she just can't escape her sad fate.

DirectorKaneto Shindō
WriterKaneto Shindō
ProducersKōzaburō Yoshimura·Hisao Itoya

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Cast · Directed by Kaneto Shindō

NONobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Ginko
SHSumiko Hidaka
Sumiko Hidaka
Somefuku
IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Tamiko
SYSo Yamamura
So Yamamura
Wakabayashi
JUJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Ginzo
AYAkira Yamanouchi
Akira Yamanouchi
Kuramochi
YNYōichi Numata
Yōichi Numata
Kurisu
OTOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Ino
ISIchirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai
Isogai
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Nagase
TTTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Yamada
ZSZenpei Saga
Zenpei Saga

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Miniature 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 May 20, 1953. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.