Sisters of the Gion

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

69 minutes

Year:

1936

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

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Company:

Daiichi Eiga

Cast:

O-mocha

Umekichi

Shimbei Furusawa

Oemi Furusawa

Jurakudo

Crew:

Writer

Producer

Editor

Writer

Gaffer