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Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

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Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1936-10-15
⌚ Running Time: 69 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.2

Beloved Cast

Isuzu Yamada original image
O-mocha
Isuzu Yamada
Yōko Umemura original image
Umekichi
Yōko Umemura
Benkei Shiganoya original image
Shimbei Furusawa
Benkei Shiganoya
Namiko Kawashima original image
Oemi Furusawa
Namiko Kawashima
Fumio Okura original image
Jurakudo
Fumio Okura
Taizō Fukami original image
Kimura
Taizō Fukami
Eitarō Shindō original image
Kudo
Eitarō Shindō
Sakurako Iwama original image
Omasa Kudô
Sakurako Iwama
Somenosuke Hayashiya original image
Sadakichi
Somenosuke Hayashiya
Reiko Aoi original image
Umeryu
Reiko Aoi
Shizuko Takizawa original image
Ochiyo
Shizuko Takizawa
Mitsuzo Tachibana original image
Tachibana the driver
Mitsuzo Tachibana
Gennyo Mimasu original image
Ohan Sadakichi
Gennyo Mimasu

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