Sisters of the Gion

Sisters of the Gion

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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Top Cast

Isuzu Yamada

As O-mocha

Yōko Umemura

As Umekichi

Benkei Shiganoya

As Shimbei Furusawa

Eitarō Shindō

As Kudo

Taizō Fukami

As Kimura

Shizuko Takizawa

As Ochiyo

Namiko Kawashima

As Oemi Furusawa

Fumio Okura

As Jurakudo

Sakurako Iwama

As Omasa Kudô

Somenosuke Hayashiya

As Sadakichi

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