Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
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.

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Cast

Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada As: O-mocha
Yōko Umemura Yōko Umemura As: Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya Benkei Shiganoya As: Shimbei Furusawa
Namiko Kawashima Namiko Kawashima As: Oemi Furusawa
Fumio Okura Fumio Okura As: Jurakudo
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Storyline

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.


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Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 15 October 1936

Country: JP

Runtime: 69m

Company Credits

Company: Daiichi Eiga

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Cast

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Kōichi Takagi

Kōichi Takagi

Assistant Director

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Sound

Hisashi Kase

Hisashi Kase

Sound Designer

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Minoru Miki

Minoru Miki

Director of Photography

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