Sisters of the Gion (1936)
1h 9m
Running Time
October 15, 1936Release Date
Sisters of the Gion (1936)
1h 9m
Running Time
October 15, 1936Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently Sisters of the Gion is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Plex, Plex Channel, Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha

Yōko Umemura
Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa

Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura
Jurakudo

Taizō Fukami
Kimura

Eitarō Shindō
Kudo

Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya
Sadakichi

Reiko Aoi
Umeryu

Shizuko Takizawa
Ochiyo

Mitsuzo Tachibana
Tachibana the driver

Gennyo Mimasu
Ohan Sadakichi

Yoshikata Yoda
Writer

Masaichi Nagata
Producer

Tazuko Sakane
Editor
Media.








Details.
Release DateOctober 15, 1936
Original Name祇園の姉妹
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 9m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
japan
sibling relationship
lover
geisha
kyoto japan
Wiki.
Sisters of the Gion (Japanese: 祇園の姉妹, Hepburn: Gion no kyōdai) or Sisters of Gion is a 1936 black and white Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi about two geisha sisters living in Kyoto's Gion district. It forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Osaka Elegy which shares much of the same cast and production team.
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