Sisters of the Gion

Movie
Title祇園の姉妹
User score

7.2

Release dateOct 15, 1936
GenreDrama
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
Production countryJapan
Production companiesDaiichi Eiga
Run time69 min.

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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