Sisters of the Gion

10/15/1936

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1hr 9min

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Drama

STORY

Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Isuzu Yamada
  • Yōko Umemura
  • Benkei Shiganoya
  • Namiko Kawashima
  • Fumio Okura

    Directors

  • Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Tazuko Sakane
  • Kōichi Takagi

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Daiichi Eiga

    Production Countries

  • Japan

LANGUAGES

  • Japanese