Osaka Elegy1936
Both directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, and both starring Benkei Shiganoya, Isuzu Yamada and Yōko Umemura
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Synopsis
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.
