by Kenji Mizoguchi · Orient Express · DVD · EAN 8421466628416
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«Los músicos de Gion» is Kenji Mizoguchi's film, on DVD, released in 2013 by Orient Express.
Set in the Gion district, it tells the story of a young geisha apprentice trying to make her way through the music and traditions of that feminine world. It shows the contrast between the idealized image of geishas and the harsh reality of postwar Japan, when the government pressures to ban prostitution and transforms these women's trade.
DVD edition in Spanish released in 2013 by Orient Express. The cover includes the subtitle «Historia de una aprendiz de geisha», the mention «Gion bayashi» and the DeAPlaneta logo.
For those interested in postwar Japanese cinema and Kenji Mizoguchi's social dramas.
