The World of Geisha backdrop

The World of Geisha

Directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro

Starring Junko Miyashita, Eimei Esumi

The world is in turmoil with the October Revolution of 1917, riots over the inflationary price of rice, and the military expedition to Siberia in 1918. But Shinsuke, a brothel owner, spends his days in the arms of geishas, paying little heed to the events happening around him.