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Sisters of the Gion

19367.2 / 1069 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa

Namiko Kawashima

Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura

Fumio Okura

Jurakudo

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Sakurako Iwama

Sakurako Iwama

Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Sadakichi

Reiko Aoi

Reiko Aoi

Umeryu

Shizuko Takizawa

Shizuko Takizawa

Ochiyo

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Tachibana the driver

Gennyo Mimasu

Gennyo Mimasu

Ohan Sadakichi

Crew

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Producer

Yoshikata Yoda

Yoshikata Yoda

Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Tazuko Sakane

Tazuko Sakane

Editor

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writer

Kazuo Kishi

Kazuo Kishi

Gaffer

Kōichi Takagi

Kōichi Takagi

Assistant Director

Aleksandr Kuprin

Aleksandr Kuprin

Novel

Minoru Miki

Minoru Miki

Director of Photography

Hisashi Kase

Hisashi Kase

Sound Designer