Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion by Kenji Mizoguchi

7.20

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.

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Cast

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada as O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Yōko Umemura as Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya

Benkei Shiganoya as Shimbei Furusawa

Namiko Kawashima

Namiko Kawashima as Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura

Fumio Okura as Jurakudo

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami as Kimura

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō as Kudo

Sakurako Iwama

Sakurako Iwama as Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Somenosuke Hayashiya as Sadakichi

Reiko Aoi

Reiko Aoi as Umeryu

Shizuko Takizawa

Shizuko Takizawa as Ochiyo

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Mitsuzo Tachibana as Tachibana the driver

Gennyo Mimasu

Gennyo Mimasu as Ohan Sadakichi

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