Tales of a Golden Geisha
Directed by	Juzo Itami
Screenplay by	Juzo Itami[1]
Produced by	Seigo Hosogoe Yasushi Tamaoka Juzo Itami[1]
Starring	Nobuko Miyamoto Masahiko Tsugawa Hiroshi Okochi Ryunosuke Kaneda
Cinematography	Yoshihiro Yamazaki[1]
Music by	Toshiyuki Honda[1]
Production companies	Itami Films Seigo Hosogoe Office[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	2 June 1990 (1990-06-02) (Japan)
Running time	119 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Tales of a Golden Geisha (あげまん, Ageman), also known as A-Ge-Man, is a 1990 Japanese comedy film directed and written by Juzo Itami.^[1] It stars Nobuko Miyamoto as a geisha who brings good luck to her intimate companions (known as an "ageman", from 上げる ageru 'to raise up') and Masahiko Tsugawa as a man who crosses paths with her by chance.

Cast

• Nobuko Miyamoto as Nayoko
• Masahiko Tsugawa as Mondo Suzuki
• Ryunosuke Kaneda as Tamonin
• Atsuko Ichinomiya as Rin, Tamonin's mother
• Kin Sugai as Foster mother
• Kazuyo Mita as Hiyoko
• Mitsuko Ishii as Eiko
• Yoriko Douguchi as Junko
• Maiko Minami as Sayori-chan
• Fukumi Kuroda as Kiyoka
• Isao Hashizume
• Haruna Takase as Fur shop manager
• Tokuko Sugiyama as Restaurant manager
• Yakan Yanagi as Foster father
• Michiyo Yokoyama as Tamonin's court lady
• Hiroko Seki as Shinkame Chiyo restaurant manager
• Noborou Yano as Hirutaji chief
• Yan Yano as Hirutaji chief
• Harukazu Kitami as Bo-san #1
• Akira Kubo as Bo-san #2
• Yoshihiro Kato as Segawa Kikunojo
• Akari Uchida as Houte couture woman
• Mihoko Shibata as Woman carer in movie
• Mansaku Fuwa as Executioner's assistant in the dream
• Yôichi Ueda as Camera man
• Shinobu Oshizaka as Doctor
• Eijirō Tōno as Prime Minister
• Kiyokata Saruwaka as Traditional dance teacher
• Kazuo Kitamura as Tsurumaru
• Akira Takarada as Inukai
• Shōgo Shimada as Zenbu Okura
• Hideji Ōtaki as Chijiwa (uncredited)
• Hiroshi Okouchi as Chichiiwa

Release

A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on 2 June 1990.^[1] The film was shown at the Chicago International Film Festival on October 10, 1990 and at the Japan Today Film Festival in Los Angeles on November 1, 1991.^[1]

Reception

A-Ge-Man: Tales of a Golden Geisha was nominated for four Japanese Academy Awards—Best Director (Juzo Itami), Best Actress (Nobuko Miyamoto), Best Screenplay (Juzo Itami) and Best Editing (Akira Suzuki).^[2]