It Is a Long Walk
長崎ぶらぶら節
Synopsis
Screen icon Sayuri Yoshinaga stars in this historical melodrama about geishas in the southern city of Nagasaki set during the 1920s. Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great elegance. Though not especially rich, she doles out money to street kids, in particular, a pretty young flower vendor named Oyuki, who becomes Aihara's godchild of sorts. Yet when a geisha (Reiko Takashima) from a rival red-light district insults Aihara and her brethren, she fights back. Soon an all-out geisha war looms. Dapper businessman and amateur scholar Tojiro Koga (Tetsuya Watari) appears on the scene and defuses tempers -- suggesting that difference be settled through a competition of artistic abilities. Smitten with her talent and mature beauty, Koga invites Aihara to record Nagasaki folk songs before they disappear forever
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yukio Fukamachi
- Screenplay & Story
- Shin'ichi Ichikawa
- Original Score
- Michiru Oshima
- Original Title
- 長崎ぶらぶら節
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yukio Fukamachi
Shin'ichi Ichikawa, Rei Nakanishi
Michiru Oshima
Tatsuo Suzuki
Hiroshi Miyake
Kazuhito Amano, Junichi Kimura, Tetsuji Hayashi, Keita Senoo
Department Leadership Roster
Kazuhito Amano
Producer
Yukio Fukamachi
Director
Junichi Kimura
Producer
Tetsuji Hayashi
Producer
Keita Senoo
Producer
Hiroshi Miyake
Editor
Tatsuo Suzuki
Director of Photography
Michiru Oshima
Original Music Composer
Shin'ichi Ichikawa
Screenplay
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Design
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What is It Is a Long Walk about?
Screen icon Sayuri Yoshinaga stars in this historical melodrama about geishas in the southern city of Nagasaki set during the 1920s. Though she was sold to a geisha house at a young age, Aihara (Yoshinaga) has since become a master samisen player and woman of great elegance. Though not especially rich, she doles out money to street kids, in particular, a pretty young flower vendor named Oyuki, who becomes Aihara's godchild of sorts. Yet when a geisha (Reiko Takashima) from a rival red-light district insults Aihara and her brethren, she fights back. Soon an all-out geisha war looms. Dapper businessman and amateur scholar Tojiro Koga (Tetsuya Watari) appears on the scene and defuses tempers -- suggesting that difference be settled through a competition of artistic abilities. Smitten with her talent and mature beauty, Koga invites Aihara to record Nagasaki folk songs before they disappear forever
Who directed It Is a Long Walk?
It Is a Long Walk was directed by Yukio Fukamachi.
Who stars in It Is a Long Walk?
The principal cast of It Is a Long Walk includes Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Watari, Reiko Takashima, Shiho Fujimura, Tomoyo Harada.
When was It Is a Long Walk released and how long is it?
It Is a Long Walk was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.
Who composed the musical score for It Is a Long Walk?
The original motion picture soundtrack for It Is a Long Walk was composed by Michiru Oshima.