Sisters of the Gion
movie

Released October 15, 1936
Genres:
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.
Cast

Isuzu Yamada
as
O-mocha

Yōko Umemura
as
Umekichi
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Benkei Shiganoya
as
Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō
as
Kudo

Taizō Fukami
as
Kimura
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Shizuko Takizawa
as
Ochiyo
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Namiko Kawashima
as
Oemi Furusawa
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Fumio Okura
as
Jurakudo
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Sakurako Iwama
as
Omasa Kudô
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Somenosuke Hayashiya
as
Sadakichi
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Reiko Aoi
as
Umeryu
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Mitsuzo Tachibana
as
Tachibana the driver




