Sisters of the Gion

Oct 15, 1936

1h 9m

★ 7.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Daiichi Eiga

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Cast

O-mocha

Isuzu Yamada

Umekichi

Yōko Umemura

Shimbei Furusawa

Benkei Shiganoya

Kudo

Eitarō Shindō

Kimura

Taizō Fukami

Ochiyo

Shizuko Takizawa

Oemi Furusawa

Namiko Kawashima

Jurakudo

Fumio Okura

Omasa Kudô

Sakurako Iwama

Sadakichi

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Umeryu

Reiko Aoi

Tachibana the driver

Mitsuzo Tachibana

Yokiro was the most successful Geisha house in Western Japan during the first half of the 20th century and remains open to this day. At its peak, it was home to over 200 geisha, however behind the fabulous facade, there were many battles - between family members, men and women, and with the Yakuza. Momokawa was sold to Yokiro at age 12, and despite being the top geisha, her many complicated relationships provide unending challenges throughout her glamorous but turbulent life.

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