Sisters of the Gion
Sisters of the Gion
NR
7.1
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1936

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69m

Sisters of the Gion

Summary

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.

Director, Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi

Novel

Aleksandr Kuprin

Writer

Yoshikata Yoda

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Status:

Released

Original Language:

Japanese

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Keywords

japan
sibling relationship
geisha
lover
kyoto, japan