Yume-Chiyo (1985) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1985 · 128 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Kirio Urayama

Starring

Takeshi Katô, Mayumi Ogawa, Kirin Kiki, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yoshiko Tanaka, Sayuri Yoshinaga

Diagnosed with a terminal illness, Yumechiyo, the madam of a geisha house, wishes to spend her limited time on something meaningful. Though her primary duty is caring for the women who work for her, she takes on the cause of a man unjustly accused of murder, and through that perilous effort she unexpectedly finds love.