偽れる盛装 (1950): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1950, 偽れる盛装 is a drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura, running about 102 minutes.

What it’s about. Clothes of Deception initiated Yoshimura’s most characteristic vein. This geisha story is often described as a loose remake of Mizoguchi’s pre-war masterpiece Sisters of Gion (1936), but this is inexact. Whereas in Mizoguchi’s study of two sisters, both women had been geisha, in Yoshimura’s film only Kimicho (Kyo Machiko) is, while her sister works in the Kyoto tourist office. Juxtaposing a traditional Kyoto profession with a modern one, Yoshimura shows how life in the old capital was changing in the wake of wider transformations in Japanese society.

Who’s in it. 偽れる盛装 stars Machiko Kyō, Yasuko Fujita as Taeko, Keiju Kobayashi as Kōji and Ichirō Sugai as Yamashita, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, 偽れる盛装 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 偽れる盛装 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 偽れる盛装 tend to enjoy Cadena perpetua, El padrino, La lista de Schindler and El padrino II.