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Sisters of the Gion (祇園の姉妹, Gion no kyōdai) is a 1936 Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
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.
Starring:
Isuzu Yamada as Omocha
Yōko Umemura as Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya as Shimbei Furusawa
Fumio Okura as Jurakudo
Eitarō Shindō as Kudo
