Sisters of the Gion
1936 · 69 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 3,119 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Mizoguchi
Overview
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
Dialogue Timeline — 987 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:33 EION SOUND SYSTEM
00:03:59 How many times must you say that?
00:06:51 ''A singIe pauIownia Ieaf falls, a portent of autumn.''
00:09:06 Any way you Iook at it
00:11:41 Did you want something?
00:14:07 Your money. - Thank you.
00:16:23 Listen, Mr. Kimura
00:18:50 PIease be carefuI.
00:21:24 Thirty yen will do.
00:24:24 Omocha, Umekichi's sister.
00:27:07 Sorry to keep you waiting. May I bring you something?
00:29:39 your staying here is a burden on us.
00:33:19 He Ieft?
00:36:15 Tell me: What did you need that much money for?
00:39:27 You Iive in the pIeasure quarters.
00:42:19 But I don't know anyone else.
00:45:44 I won't be as forgiving next time.
00:49:16 I'd better not.
00:52:45 That's it. You're fired.
00:55:13 How about moving in here with me?
00:57:58 - Don't come near me. - Why?
01:01:59 If you'd prefer a younger man, how about me? I'd Iike that.
01:04:55 simply because she refuses him is a coward.
01:08:27 and I'm sure I brought him happiness.
Cast & Characters
Isuzu Yamada
O-Mocha
Yôko Umemura
Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya
Shimbei Furusawa
Namiko Kawashima
Oemi Furusawa
Fumio Ôkura
Jurakudo, the antiques dealer
Taizô Fukami
Tamotsu Kimura
Eitarô Shindô
Sangoro Kudo, the drygoods merchant
Sakurako Iwama
Omasa Kudô
Somenosuke Hayashiya
Sadakichi
Reiko Aoi
Umeryu
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed987
Dialogue density14.3 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:08:27
Production Record
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes3,119