Sisters of the Gion

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

Written by Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi, Aleksandr Kuprin

A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.

Cast

Isuzu Yamada

O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

Umekichi

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Benkei Shiganoya

Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō

Kudo

Taizō Fukami

Kimura

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Shizuko Takizawa

Ochiyo

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Namiko Kawashima

Oemi Furusawa

?

Fumio Okura

Jurakudo

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Sakurako Iwama

Omasa Kudô

?

Somenosuke Hayashiya

Sadakichi

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Reiko Aoi

Umeryu

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Mitsuzo Tachibana

Tachibana the driver