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The Scent of Incense

The Scent of Incense

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.

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The Scent of Incense

Overview
Cast
Crew
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Status

Released

Release Date

May 24, 1964

Runtime

3h 23m

Genres

Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

香華

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Status

Released

Release Date

May 24, 1964

Runtime

3h 23m

Genres

Drama

User Score

72%

Original Title

香華

Production Companies

Shochiku

Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Keywords

based on novel or book

mother and daughter

shōwa era (1926-89)

Description

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.