by Iotis Erlewine
synopsis
This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The geisha's pride spares nothing to insure that her daughter has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered when her mother's lover forces himself upon her and her mother kills him.
characteristics
- Lover
- Mistress
- Murder
- Lock-up
- Kill
- Illegitimate
- Jail
- Japan
- Nightclub
- Owner
- Winner
- Winning
- Yearning
- Sleep
- Rapist
