Sisters of the Gion

Name: Sisters of the Gion
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Genre: Drama
Released: 1936-10-15T
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami

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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.

Actor: Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami, Shizuko Takizawa, Namiko Kawashima, Fumio Okura, Sakurako Iwama, Somenosuke Hayashiya

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Years: 1936

Country: Japan

Quality: HD

Production: Daiichi Eiga

Sisters of the Gion

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