Sisters of the Gion (祇園の姉妹) 87 years old

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.

Credits

Sisters of the Gion Cast

Name Character
Taizô Fukami as Kimura
Eitarō Shindō He was 36, 77 years old when he died as Kudo, the drygoods merchant
Fumio Okura as Jurakudo, the antiques dealer
Isuzu Yamada She was 19, 95 years old when she died as O-mocha
Yôko Umemura as Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya as Shimbei Furusawa

Sisters of the Gion Crew

Name Department
Masaichi Nagata as Producer. He was 30 (79) years old when He died Production
Minoru Miki as Director of Photography. He was 6 (81) years old when He died Camera
Kenji Mizoguchi as Director. He was 38 (58) years old when He died Directing
Kenji Mizoguchi as Writer. He was 38 (58) years old when He died Writing
Yoshikata Yoda as Writer. He was 27 (82) years old when He died Writing
Aleksandr Kuprin as Novel. He was 66 (67) years old when He died Writing
Tatsuko Sakane as Editor. She was 31 (70) years old when She died Editing
Hisashi Kase as Sound Designer. Sound
Kazuo Kishi as Gaffer. Lighting
Sisters of the Gion poster
Sisters of the Gion (87 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 15, 1936
  • Runtime: 69 minutes