A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha

Tales of a Golden Geisha
Tales of a Golden Geisha
Directed by	Juzo Itami
Screenplay by	Juzo Itami
Produced by	Seigo Hosogoe; Yasushi Tamaoka; Juzo Itami;
Starring	Nobuko Miyamoto; Masahiko Tsugawa; Hiroshi Okochi; Ryunosuke Kaneda;
Cinematography	Yoshihiro Yamazaki
Music by	Toshiyuki Honda
Production; companies	Itami Films; Seigo Hosogoe Office;
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	2 June 1990 (Japan);
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Japan

Tales of a Golden Geisha (あげまん, Ageman), also known as A-Ge-Man, is a 1990 Japanese comedy film directed and written by Juzo Itami.^[1] It stars Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings good luck to her intimate companions (known as an "ageman", from 上げる ageru 'to raise up') and Masahiko Tsugawa as a man who crosses paths with her by chance.

Cast

Nobuko Miyamoto as Nayoko
Masahiko Tsugawa as Mondo Suzuki
Ryunosuke Kaneda as Tamonin
Atsuko Ichinomiya as Rin, Tamonin's mother
Kin Sugai as Foster mother
Kazuyo Mita as Hiyoko
Mitsuko Ishii as Eiko
Yoriko Douguchi as Junko
Maiko Minami as Sayori-chan
Fukumi Kuroda as Kiyoka
Isao Hashizume
Haruna Takase as Fur shop manager
Tokuko Sugiyama as Restaurant manager
Yakan Yanagi as Foster father
Michiyo Yokoyama as Tamonin's court lady
Hiroko Seki as Shinkame Chiyo restaurant manager
Noborou Yano as Hirutaji chief
Yan Yano as Hirutaji chief
Harukazu Kitami as Bo-san #1
Akira Kubo as Bo-san #2
Yoshihiro Kato as Segawa Kikunojo
Akari Uchida as Houte couture woman
Mihoko Shibata as Woman carer in movie
Mansaku Fuwa as Executioner's assistant in the dream
Yôichi Ueda as Camera man
Shinobu Oshizaka as Doctor
Eijirō Tōno as Prime Minister
Kiyokata Saruwaka as Traditional dance teacher
Kazuo Kitamura as Tsurumaru
Akira Takarada as Inukai
Shōgo Shimada as Zenbu Okura
Hideji Ōtaki as Chijiwa (uncredited)
Hiroshi Okouchi as Chichiiwa

Release

A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 2 June 1990.^[1] The film was shown at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 10, 1990 and at the Japan Today Film Festival in Los Angeles on November 1, 1991.^[1]

Reception

A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha was nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards—Best Director (Juzo Itami), Best Actress (Nobuko Miyamoto), Best Screenplay (Juzo Itami) and Best Editing (Akira Suzuki).^[2]