Explorations: Heavenly Machine: Japanese Culture: Geisha in Gion, Kyoto

Duration: 5 mins 22 secs
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Description: Background to the Channel 4 Millennium Series ‘The Day the World Took Off’, shown in 2000. With thanks to Windfall Films

Scenes in the most famous centre for the 'geisha' entertainers of Japan, in the old Gion district of Kyoto. The preparations of the faces and costumes of the entertainers are shown in another film.
 
Created: 2018-03-10 16:32
Collection: A History of the World (The Day the World Took Off)
Publisher: University of Cambridge
Copyright: Prof Alan Macfarlane
Language: eng (English)
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