Sisters of the Gion

Name: Sisters of the Gion
Rating: 7.1

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami

Writer: Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, Aleksandr Kuprin

Release Date:
October 15, 1936

Ratings:
7.1 / 10

Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi

Companies:
Daiichi Eiga

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.

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