Sisters of the Gion (1936)

Sisters of the Gion (1936)

1936-10-15 Japan 69 Min. PG-13
7.2 67 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

梅村蓉子 is Umekichi
Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya is Shimbei Furusawa
Shimbei Furusawa
Namiko Kawashima is Oemi Furusawa
Oemi Furusawa
Fumio Okura is Jurakudo
Jurakudo
深見泰三 is Kimura
Sakurako Iwama is Omasa Kudô
Omasa Kudô
Reiko Aoi is Umeryu
Umeryu
滝沢静子 is Ochiyo
Mitsuzo Tachibana is Tachibana the driver
Tachibana the driver