Sisters of the Gion

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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.

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Isuzu Yamada - O-mocha in Sisters of the Gion

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura - Umekichi in Sisters of the Gion

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

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Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō - Kudo in Sisters of the Gion

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Taizō Fukami - Kimura in Sisters of the Gion

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

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Shizuko Takizawa

Ochiyo

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Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa

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Fumio Okura

Jurakudo

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Release Date

October 15, 1936

Runtime

1h 9m

Genres

Drama

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