• 1936
  • 1h 9m
Sisters of the Gion

Summary Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him. View more details

  • 1936
  • 1h 9m

Sisters of the Gion

Directed : Kenji Mizoguchi

Written : Yoshikata Yoda Kenji Mizoguchi Aleksandr Kuprin

Stars : Isuzu Yamada Yôko Umemura Benkei Shiganoya Namiko Kawashima

All cast & crew

7.4

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 1936

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Daiichi Eiga

Summary Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : Oct 14, 1936

Countries of origin : Japan

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Daiichi Eiga

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