Sisters of the Gion
1936 · Movie · 69 min. · Japan
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.
Direction Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast Isuzu Yamada · Yôko Umemura · Benkei Shiganoya · Eitarô Shindô · Taizô Fukami · Fumio Okura · Namiko Kawajima · Reiko Aoi
Screenplay Kenji Mizoguchi · Yoshikata Yoda · Aleksandr Kuprin
Cinematography Minoru Miki
Original title Gion no shimai (Sisters of the Gion)
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