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Sisters of the Gion

1979·1h 35m
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
3,281 votes

Two geisha sisters lead a hard life in the Gion district of Kyoto. After one of them feels obliged to support a bankrupt businessman, the other sister sets up various schemes to get rid of him.

Sisters of the Gion is a 1979 drama movie directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, starring Isuzu Yamada, Namiko Kawashima, Benkei Shiganoya. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 3,281 votes and runs 1h 35m.

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Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
Stars
Isuzu Yamada
Namiko Kawashima
Benkei Shiganoya
Yôko Umemura
Details
1979-11-01
95 min
Movie
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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