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title: 'Sisters of the Gion (1936)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kenji Mizoguchi'
released: '1936-10-15'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sisters-of-the-gion-1936'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0027672/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sisters of the Gion (1936)

1936 · 95 min · Drama · Japan


## Synopsis

Sisters of the Gion  or Sisters of Gion is a 1936 black and white Japanese drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi about two geisha sisters living in Kyoto's Gion district; it forms a diptych with Mizoguchi's Osaka Elegy which shares much of the same cast and production team. It is based on the novel Yama: The Pit by Alexander Kuprin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kenji Mizoguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-mizoguchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Aleksandr Kuprin](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-kuprin), [Yoshikata Yoda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshikata-yoda)
- **Producer:** [Masaichi Nagata](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaichi-nagata)
- **Director of Photography:** [Minoru Miki](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-miki-2)

## Cast

- [Isuzu Yamada](https://cinepixo.com/people/isuzu-yamada)
- [Eitarō Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/eitaro-shindo)

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