Geisha Yaeko is approached by a samurai who has just returned to Edo while she is painting a picture of camellia flowers in a temple. The samurai, whom she meets again at a drinking party, is the heir to the castle's daimyo, Yuuki Shinichiro, and the two become romantically involved despite their different social standings. Although he tells her he cannot marry her immediately, Yaeko believes in Shinichiro and continues to wait for the day they can be together. However, Shinichiro's uncle, Kuwajima, tells her to end the relationship.

Kumiko Akiyoshi

Yaeko

Daisuke Ryū

Yuuki Shinichiro

Mizuho Suzuki

Kuwajima

Masako Araki

Sei Hiraizumi

Genji Kawai

Tomoki Kenmochi

Tetsuko Kobayashi

Taketoshi Naitō

Yoshie Ohtsuka

Atsuko Sano

Yukari Yamamoto

• Kōsaku YamashitaDirector
• Natsu KomoriScreenplay

Release date

May 28, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

45m

Genres

Drama

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