A Tale of Love and Honor: Life in Gion
2017
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Within Japan there's a place that's like another world: Gion in Kyoto. When night falls in this historic district nearly 100 geiko or traditional entertainers make their way to teahouses to perform classical arts such as music and dance for carefully selected guests. Kimi Ota 77 is proprietress of a 200-year-old teahouse. Throughout its history it has always been run by a woman. The proprietress cannot marry and must have a daughter who can someday take over. Peer behind the curtain into the unique and alluring world of Kyoto's teahouses.