Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

7.169 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 10/15/1936

Runtime: 69 min

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers: Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, Aleksandr Kuprin

Top Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

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