Gion no shimai 1936

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.

Cast:

Isuzu Yamada
O-mocha 

Yōko Umemura
Umekichi 

Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa 

Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa 

Fumio Okura
Jurakudo 

Taizō Fukami
Kimura 

• Les Soeurs de Gion
• Sisters of the Gion