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| Naruto Osei and his sister were orphaned when a band of robbers killed their entire family. | They became geishas to scrap a living with; Osei crossdresses not only because of the job but because he feels most comfortable in such outfit, too. | |
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It is Osei who stars in their shows, not the sister. He's a good dancer. Click here for everything about the culture of Geisha, which has been consistently misunderstood. |
Being mobile entertainers, the two came to know all the worst kinds of people, such as the Japanese mobsters, the yakuza. |
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| The gang war this time involves the actor Asano Tadanobu -- who used to play dubious characters in other movies. | All of these men and more are challenging one man, Asano's role, who belongs to a rival gang. | |
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| A foregone conclusion. Before getting so much as to challenge him, they should have watched Asano Tadanobu's hit, Ichi the Killer (2003) | Or his other movie, The Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl (2004). | |
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| Asano, though, isn't another lone wolf. His wife is waiting at home. It is to pay for her constant medicine (she has TB) that the husband takes up any job. | ||
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| This is no treat for those expecting a touristic kind of Japan. Look at Shinkichi's paper umbrella. | Males of the house bath first, women had to wait, that's the rule in Tokugawa Japan. Shinkichi grumbles but can't deny Osei's right to take a bath first, too, because he is a man. | |
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| The Naruto 'sisters' finally find the target of their revenge, quite accidentally. | But they are no match for the country samurai that bodyguard the yakuza boss. | |
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| Zatoichi appeared to be unconcerned, so they are surprised to find him to the rescue. | It has become a habit with him to redress the wrongs. |