BU・SU

Fassbinder without melodrama. A young woman leaves her constricted rural existence for a Tokyo geisha house. Ichikawa's unsentimental eye finds a quiet story of tradition versus modernity, carried by the understated performance of her lead actress.

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Jun Ichikawa directed BU・SU in 1987. See Jun Ichikawa's full filmography, where to start with Jun Ichikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Jun Ichikawa.

BU・SU was released in 1987 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 95 minutes.