A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion
A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion
| 24 September 2017 (USA)
A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion Trailers

Within Japan, there's a place that's like another world: Gion, in Kyoto. When night falls in this historic district, nearly 100 geiko, or traditional entertainers, make their way to teahouses to perform classical arts, such as music and dance, for carefully selected guests. Kimi Ota, 77, is proprietress of a 200-year-old teahouse. Throughout its history, it has always been run by a woman. The proprietress cannot marry, and must have a daughter who can someday take over. Peer behind the curtain into the unique and alluring world of Kyoto's teahouses.

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Supelice

Dreadfully Boring

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ChanFamous

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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PiraBit

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

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Sameer Callahan

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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