Sisters of the Gion is currently streaming on The Criterion Channel

Sisters of the Gion (1936)69 minDramaRating 58/100

Two very different geisha sisters struggling to survive in pre-World War II Kyoto clash when a businessman hit by hard times enters their lives.

Cast: Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami, Shizuko Takizawa, Namiko Kawashima

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi