Sisters of the Gion

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-11-01

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (1400 Reviews)

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Isuzu Yamada Yèko Umemura Benkei Shiganoya Eitarè Shindè

Writer:

Aleksandr Kuprin (novel)

Kenji Mizoguchi

Yoshikata Yoda

Fullplot:

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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