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.
| Title | Sisters of the Gion |
|---|---|
| Year | 1936 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Daiichi Eiga |
| Cast | Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Namiko Kawashima, Fumio Okura, Taizō Fukami |
| Crew | Masaichi Nagata (Producer), Yoshikata Yoda (Writer), Kenji Mizoguchi (Director), Tazuko Sakane (Editor), Kenji Mizoguchi (Writer), Kazuo Kishi (Gaffer) |
| Keyword | japan, sibling relationship, geisha, lover, kyoto, japan |
| Release | Oct 15, 1936 |
| Runtime | 69 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.20 / 10 by 67 users |
| Popularity | 9 |
| Budget | 0 |
| Revenue | 0 |
| Language | 日本語 |
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