Sisters of the Gion (1936)
Gion no shimai (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 9min
- Drama
- Nov 1979 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Cast
| Isuzu Yamada | ... |
O-Mocha
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Yôko Umemura | ... |
Umekichi
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Benkei Shiganoya | ... |
Shimbei Furusawa
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Namiko Kawashima | ... |
Oemi Furusawa
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Fumio Ôkura | ... |
Jurakudo, the antiques dealer
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Taizô Fukami | ... |
Tamotsu Kimura
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| Eitarô Shindô | ... |
Sangoro Kudo, the drygoods merchant
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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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Directed by
| Kenji Mizoguchi | ||
Written by
| Aleksandr Kuprin | ... | (novel "The Pit") |
| Kenji Mizoguchi | ... | () |
| Yoshikata Yoda | ... | () |
Produced by
| Masaichi Nagata | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Minoru Miki | ||
Editing by
| Tazuko Sakane | ... | (as Tatsuko Sakane) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kazuo Mori | ... | second assistant director |
| Akira Sakamoto | ... | third assistant director |
| Kôichi Takagi | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Hisashi Kase | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kazuo Kishi | ... | gaffer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku Films of America (1979) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- trigon-film (2012) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- trigon-film (2012) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2012) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
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Storyline
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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. Written by Will Gilbert |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Daiichi Studio went into bankruptcy following the poor commercial results of the film. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Kenji Mizoguchi: The Life of a Film Director (1975). See more » |