Isuzu Yamada, 1917–2012
July 12, 2012
Film Info
- Japan
- 1936
- 69 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- Japanese
Sisters of the Gion follows the parallel paths of the independent, unsentimental Omocha (Isuzu Yamada) and her sister, the more tradition-minded Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), both geishas in the working-class district of Gion. Mizoguchi’s film is a brilliantly shot, uncompromising look at the forces that keep many women at the bottom rung of the social ladder.
Cast
| Omocha | Isuzu Yamada |
| Umekichi | Yoko Umemura |
| Shimbei | Shiganoya Bendo |
| Oemi | Kazuko Hisano |
| Jurakudo | Fumio Okura |
| Yasukichi Kimura | Taizo Fukami |
| Sangoro Kudo | Eitarô Shindô |
| Omasa | Sakurako Iwama |
| Furusawa’s chief clerk | Somenosuke Hayashiya |
| Umeryu | Reiko Aoi |
| Ochiyo | Shizuko Takizawa |
| Tachibana | Kozo Tachibana |
Credits
| Director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Producer | Masaichi Nagata |
| Original story | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Screenplay | Yoshikata Yoda |
| Cinematography | Minoru Miki |
| Editing | Tatsuko Sakane |
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