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Sisters of the Gion

72 %|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.

Featured Crew

Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Tazuko Sakane
Editor
Kazuo Kishi
Gaffer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer
Aleksandr Kuprin
Novel
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography

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Cast

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Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
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Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
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Fumio Okura
Jurakudo
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Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô
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Reiko Aoi
Umeryu
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Mitsuzo Tachibana
Tachibana the driver
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Gennyo Mimasu
Ohan Sadakichi