Apart from You
Directed by Mikio Naruse
Produced by Shochiku
A melancholic silent drama about shame, family fracture, and the quiet suffering of women trapped between duty and dignity.
An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.
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