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Making of a Maiko A young geisha apprentice in her dressing room Written, directed and produced by Roland Hagenberg Editing by Roland Hagenberg and Rob Oudendijk 4:59 minutes Music “Blues” by Roland Hagenberg, performed by The Angry Cactus Band, produced by Riverside Music |
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This short documentary (in Japanese) was screened at Roland Hagenberg’s photo exhibition “Kyoto” at the Austrian Embassy, Tokyo, November 8, 2005. 18-year-old Geisha apprentice Toshihana talks about seeing ghosts (the other day a WW2 kamikaze fighter pilot showed up at her bedside). She wants to know, if Austria had also kamikaze pilots (tokkotai). And so she asks the interviewer in English: “Do you tokkotai?” When she was a young girl she admired geishas. They were so beautiful. That’s why she decided to become a geisha herself. “In the beginning it was painful. It is still difficult to go to the toilet. And there is competition and rivalry all around. But it’s all worth it. I am member of the Miyagawa-cho geisha union!” WATCH DOCUMENTARY in Quicktime or in Windows Media Video format BACK to Roland Hagenberg’s film page All photos, text and films © Roland Hagenberg unless otherwise indicated |
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