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    Sisters of the Gion 1936 POSTER

    Sisters of the Gion

    1936

    Japanese

    7.4

    ♡ 11

    89%

    77%

    Action

    Drama

    geisha

    japan

    kyoto, japan

    lover

    sibling relationship

    Kenji Mizoguchi Kenji Mizoguchi Director Taizô Fukami Taizô Fukami as Kimura Eitarô Shindô Eitarô Shindô as Kudo, the drygoods merchant Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada as O-Mocha Yôko Umemura Yôko Umemura as Umekichi
    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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