
Apart from You
Drama
Overview
An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.
Top Cast


Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Kikue
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Kikue


Akio Isono
Akio Isono
Yoshio
Akio Isono
Yoshio


Sumiko Mizukubo
Sumiko Mizukubo
Shôkiku
Sumiko Mizukubo
Shôkiku


Reikichi Kawamura
Reikichi Kawamura
Shôkiku's father
Reikichi Kawamura
Shôkiku's father
Ryuko Fuji
Ryuko Fuji
Shôkiku's mother
Ryuko Fuji
Shôkiku's mother


Yoko Fujita
Yoko Fujita
Shôkiku's younger sister
Yoko Fujita
Shôkiku's younger sister


Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Shôkiku's younger brother
Tomio Aoki
Shôkiku's younger brother
Kotarô Sekiguchi
Kotarô Sekiguchi
Young rascal #1
Kotarô Sekiguchi
Young rascal #1
Mitsuru Wakamiya
Mitsuru Wakamiya
Young rascal #2
Mitsuru Wakamiya
Young rascal #2


Shoichi Kofujita
Shoichi Kofujita
Student
Shoichi Kofujita
Student
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