

Yumi Ishikawa (Mari Atsumi) is nineteen and a popular geisha. Orphaned when a child, Yumi she was raised by Shizuko, the madame of a geisha house. Yumi is impulsive, out-going. And although she cannot claim to be good at Japanese dancing or playing musical instruments so necessary to a geisha, she is a whizz at go-go and will dance the hula at parties. But before becoming a full-fledged geisha, Yumi must go through the ceremony of the "mizuage", when a budding geisha surrenders her virginity to an experienced man who makes her a woman. Takida, a rich money-lender, is chosen for Yumi's mizuage but she offers herself first to Keiichi (Ryo Tamura), who she really loves although she knows that his world and hers are too far apart for a successful marriage.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yumi Ishikawa | |
| Setsuko | |
| Nakako | |
| Keiichi Tsumura | |
| Matsuzaki | |
| TToyoto FukudaTetsuya Takita | Tetsuya Takita |
| Takita | |
| Kikuchiyo | |
| KKeiko NatsuHatsuko | Hatsuko |
| Shizuko | |
| TTakurou NakayoshiSekizawa | Sekizawa |
| Not listed | |
| DDaigo InoueNot listed | Not listed |
| KKenji GoManager | Manager |
| TTsutomu NakataAdachi | Adachi |
| MMisako ShimizuRikiya | Rikiya |
| Hairdresser |