Sisters of the Gion (2001)

  • NR
  • 08/08/2001 (AR)
  • Drama
  • 1h 9m

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.

Yoshikata Yoda

Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director, Writer

Aleksandr Kuprin

Novel

Cast

Isuzu Yamada's headshot

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha
Yōko Umemura's headshot

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya's headshot

Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa
Namiko Kawashima's headshot

Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa
Fumio Okura's headshot

Fumio Okura

Jurakudo
Taizō Fukami's headshot

Taizō Fukami

Kimura
Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo
Sakurako Iwama's headshot

Sakurako Iwama

Omasa Kudô

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