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7.1A geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto feels obliged to help her lover when he asks to stay with her after going bankrupt and leaving his wife. However, her younger sister opposes this, thinking that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them.
Released: 1936-10-1569 minDir: Kenji MizoguchiDrama
Stream on: Criterion Channel
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
Themes
- japan
- sibling relationship
- geisha
Gallery (5)
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Categories
1930s Japanese-language films1936 drama films1936 filmsBest Film Kinema Junpo Award winnersFilms about geishaFilms directed by Kenji MizoguchiFilms produced by Masaichi NagataFilms set in KyotoFilms with screenplays by Yoshikata YodaJapanese black-and-white filmsJapanese drama filmsJapanese-language drama films