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Sisters of the Gion

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Oct 15, 1936
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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.

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    7.2
  • Vote Count
    67
  • Popularity
    6
  • Language
    日本語
  • Origin Country
    JP

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    • Cast

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    Isuzu Yamada
    O-mocha
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    Yōko Umemura
    Umekichi
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    Benkei Shiganoya
    Shimbei Furusawa
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    Namiko Kawashima
    Oemi Furusawa
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    Fumio Okura
    Jurakudo
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    Taizō Fukami
    Kimura
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    Eitarō Shindō
    Kudo
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    Sakurako Iwama
    Omasa Kudô
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    Somenosuke Hayashiya
    Sadakichi
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    Reiko Aoi
    Umeryu
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    Shizuko Takizawa
    Ochiyo
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    Mitsuzo Tachibana
    Tachibana the driver
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    Gennyo Mimasu
    Ohan Sadakichi

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