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Sisters of the Gion

1936-10-15
7.158
ja 69m
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.

Writer

Yoshikata Yoda

Producer

Masaichi Nagata

Editor

Tazuko Sakane

Gaffer

Kazuo Kishi

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi

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Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Daiichi Eiga