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Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

1936, Movie, 1h 9min

Sisters of the Gion follows the parallel paths of the independent, unsentimental Omocha (Isuzu Yamada) and her sister, the more tradition-minded Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), both geishas in the working-class district of Gion. Mizoguchi's film is a brilliantly shot, uncompromising look at the forces that keep many women at the bottom rung of the social ladder.

Country: Japan

Director:

Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast:

Eitarō Shindō,

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