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Sisters of the Gion

7.119361h 9mMovieDrama

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.

DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
WritersYoshikata Yoda·Kenji Mizoguchi
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha
YUYōko Umemura
Yōko Umemura
Umekichi
BS
Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
ESEitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Kudo
TFTaizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Kimura
ST
Shizuko Takizawa
Ochiyo
NK
Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
FO
Fumio Okura
Jurakudo
SI
Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô
SH
Somenosuke Hayashiya
Sadakichi
RA
Reiko Aoi
Umeryu
MT
Mitsuzo Tachibana
Tachibana the driver

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