this film be about geishas on kyoto and japan and in how they live and ply their trade . since it be make by mr. mizoguchi and who seem to have a fascination with prostitute and it be right up his alley . while good and the story do not completely grab me like some of his others and especially street of shame and ugetsu . the film success be in the message it portray a to these lady and that they be somewhat trap in their existence with no way out and break and look for a patron to take them out of that life . however and i do not find the character to be as developed a i would have like and so the film lose steam and even though it be a fairly short film and much less than ninety minute . still worth watch and it just doesn not have the depth of some of his other film .