Sisters of the Gion (1936)
A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.
Sisters of the GionDrama
Cast
- Isuzu Yamada — O-mocha
- Yōko Umemura — Umekichi
- Benkei Shiganoya — Shimbei Furusawa
- Eitarō Shindō — Kudo
- Taizō Fukami — Kimura
- Shizuko Takizawa — Ochiyo
- Namiko Kawashima — Oemi Furusawa
- Fumio Okura — Jurakudo
- Sakurako Iwama — Omasa Kudô
- Somenosuke Hayashiya — Sadakichi
- Reiko Aoi — Umeryu
- Mitsuzo Tachibana — Tachibana the driver
Where to watch Sisters of the Gion
Criterion Channel, Fawesome, Plex
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