Yohkiro, le royaume des geishas

The two frenemies, prostitutes (one of whom is a fancy geisha and the other one a not-so-fancy hooker), are connected through the character of a good-natured pimp (at that time at war with the Osaka Yakuza), father of the first one and lover of the second. Gosha traditionally calls a spade a spade and won’t spend any time sweet talking about how being a geisha is a respectable craft with virtuous qualities. Quite the opposite, his view into the behind the scenes of the "Geisha Factory" in the city of Kōchi, where girls are given, sold or where they flee to when in debt and where nothing awaits them other than hard work, abortions, unfulfilled ambitions, abortions, waiting for Prince Charming, abortions, rivalry, abortions and, last but not least, a few more abortions is equally as tragically rigid as it is fascinating; thanks to the author of the source novel, Tomiko Miyao, whose family made a living by providing livelihood for none other than geishas and prostitutes. (31/03/2013)