Nihon jokyo-den: kyokaku geisha

Late 60's period drama/romance film with some yakuza leanings. Junko Fuji is beautiful and graceful as Shinji, a Hakata geisha who is being pursued by a corrupt and evil coal mining baron, but ends up falling in love with an ex-yakuza (Ken Takakura) who owns a competing mine. Tensions rise between the rival mine owners with Shinji in the middle. (Summary by TheDenizen)