
25 Apr 1979

Manhattan
Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

Koen

Maki

Nozaki

Kiyomasa Tsutsui

Yajima

Tsutsui Keiko

Ginko

Kazuko

Toshiko

Yamawaki Satoko

Toki Kana

Nozaki's wife

Kouhei

Shimazaki

Sakurada

Tanaka

Momochiyo

Sonoko

25 Apr 1979

Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

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