Itezuru
67%
MANGA • 1974
status
Completed
start-date
25/12/1974
end-date
10/2/1980
country-origin
JP
popularity
649
studios
synonyms
The Apprentice Geisha
L'apprentie Geïsha
Una Gru Infreddolita - Storia Di Una Geisha
O-Tsuru (the crane), named because she used to stand on one foot to warm the other, was sold by her parents to become a geisha. She will begin as a shikomikka (apprentice) in an okiya: the house where the geisha live. By doing the commissions of his elders, Tsuru will discover the life of these women. Finally, one day, her turn arrives. She goes to her benefactor's room. Who, by paying the ceremony fees, will bring it into the world of geisha. Tsuru will then take the name of Tsurugiku and become a famous geisha in the world of pleasures.