Hanaikusa 花いくさ

Inoue Mao plays the role of Mineko, a young maiko (apprentice geisha) in the Gion Kobu Geisha district of Kyoto.

The story is loosely based on the autobiography of the famous retired geisha Mineko Iwasaki (who was one of the sources for Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha). Iwasaki is also involved in the drama by personally coaching Inoue in the ways of the geisha, and training the cast to speak the unique Gion dialect.

To watch this show with English Subs visit Veoh.com

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Published:: November 2, 2008 / 5:04 pm

Category:: geiko, geisha, life style, maiko, performing arts

Tags:: 祇園甲部, 花いくさ, geiko, geisha, gion kobu, hanaikusa, maiko, mineki iwasaki, 岩崎峰子

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Johanna 3.17.09 / 3am

Thank you, Andrew, for this post. Your site came up as a referrer site on my blog. The book, Geisha of Gion, has piqued my interest in geisha culture and I’m happy that there is a movie about Mineko Iwasaki. I wish I can get hold of this video here in the Philippines. Do you have any idea where I may order this video online? What’s its title?

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Andrew Osbourn 3.17.09 / 3am

Thanks for visiting my blog, Johanna!

My best bet for finding it would be on Ebay or a Yahoo Japan auction. I’ve seen it a few times for sale on those two sites. It will be the same title as my blog title, “Hanaikusa” ( 花いくさ in Japanese ).

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