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Sisters of the Gion

1936 · 69 min

A quietly devastating portrait of two sisters trapped by tradition and exploitation, unfolding with measured, melancholic precision.

Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya
Overview
A 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.

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Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • family
  • power
  • survival
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
Yoshikata Yoda, Kenji Mizoguchi
Starring
Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami, Shizuko Takizawa, Namiko Kawashima, Fumio Okura
Cinematography
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Runtime
69 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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