Sisters of the Gion
1936/10/15 (US) | Drama
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.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Lead Cast
Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha
Yōko Umemura
Umekichi
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Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
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Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
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Fumio Okura
Jurakudo
Taizō Fukami
Kimura
Eitarō Shindō
Kudo
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Daiichi Eiga
Crews
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Tazuko Sakane
Editor
Kazuo Kishi
Gaffer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Aleksandr Kuprin
Novel
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography