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Sisters of the Gion (1936)

7.1/10 1h 9m Oct 15, 1936
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.

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Movie Details

Original Title 祇園の姉妹
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha
Popularity: 1.1
Yōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
Umekichi
Popularity: 0.5
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Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
Popularity: 0.0
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Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
Popularity: 0.0
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Fumio Okura
Jurakudo
Popularity: 0.1
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Kimura
Popularity: 0.6
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Kudo
Popularity: 1.3
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Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô
Popularity: 0.1
No Photo" alt="Somenosuke Hayashiya" class="cast-photo">
Somenosuke Hayashiya
Sadakichi
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Reiko Aoi" class="cast-photo">
Reiko Aoi
Umeryu
Popularity: 0.0
No Photo" alt="Shizuko Takizawa" class="cast-photo">
Shizuko Takizawa
Ochiyo
Popularity: 0.1
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Mitsuzo Tachibana
Tachibana the driver
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Producer Masaichi Nagata
Writer Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi
Editor Tazuko Sakane
Director Kenji Mizoguchi

Production

Daiichi Eiga

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Keywords

japan sibling relationship geisha lover kyoto, japan

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Details
Release Date October 15, 1936
Runtime 1h 9m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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