Sisters of the Gion
Film - 1936
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Sisters of the Gion it's a movie with Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami Full cast. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. Original title 祇園の姉妹, runtime 69 minutes. Genre Drama.
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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.