

Sisters of the Gion
(1936)
October 15, 1936• 1h 9m
71%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Top Billed Cast
IY
Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha
YU
Yōko Umemura
Umekichi
BS
Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
ES
Eitarō Shindō
Kudo
TF
Taizō Fukami
Kimura
ST
Shizuko Takizawa
Ochiyo
NK
Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
FO
Fumio Okura
Jurakudo
SI
Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô
SH
Somenosuke Hayashiya
Sadakichi



















