Sisters of the Gion

1936/10/15 • Released • Japanese

Drama

7.1

1h 9m

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.

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi

Casts

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

Shizuko Takizawa

Ochiyo

Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura

Jurakudo

Sakurako Iwama

Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Sadakichi

Reiko Aoi

Umeryu

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Tachibana the driver

Gennyo Mimasu

Ohan Sadakichi

Sisters of the Gion

Overview

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