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Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

★ 7.1/10•1936•1h 9m•Drama

A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.

Yoshikata Yoda · Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi · Director

Kenji Mizoguchi · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 9m
LanguageJA
Release DateOct 15, 1936

Actors

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

Shizuko Takizawa

Ochiyo

Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura

Jurakudo

Sakurako Iwama

Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Sadakichi

Reiko Aoi

Umeryu

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Tachibana the driver

Gennyo Mimasu

Ohan Sadakichi

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