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Sisters of the Gion(1936)
Status: Released
Date: 1936-10-15
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73 Votes
Time: 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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Daiichi Eiga
Movie: Sisters of the Gion
Top 10 Billed Cast
山田五十鈴
O-mocha
梅村蓉子
Umekichi
深見泰三
Kimura
進藤英太郎
Kudo
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