La femme porte-bonheur

Itami directs, in what feels like, a minor key. A kindly geisha finds herself bringing good fortune to the parade of dubious men sharing her bed. It is a gentle reminder that not every story needs world-shaking stakes.

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Jūzō Itami directed La femme porte-bonheur in 1990. See Jūzō Itami's full filmography, where to start with Jūzō Itami, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jūzō Itami.

La femme porte-bonheur was released in 1990 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 118 minutes.