Sisters of the Gion Movie Review 1936

Story follows two geisha sisters, illuminating the plight of women in Japan. Elder sister Umekichi is traditional and dependent on her patrons while her modern younger sister Omocha exploits her customers as much as possible. But no matter the difference in their attitudes, both remain trapped by circumstances. Adapted from the novel "Yama" by Alexander Ivanovich Kuprin. Japanese with subtitles.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 66 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Women, Japan, Brothers & Sisters

Screenplay

Kenji Mizoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda

Cast

Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura, Eitaro Shindo, Benkei Shiganoya

Cinematography

Minoru Miki

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi