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Sisters.Of.The.Gion.1936.Criterion.Eclipse.NTSC-DVDR
Gion No Shimai

THEATRE DATE....: 10/15/1936
RELEASE DATE....: 10/22/2008
STORE DATE......: 10/21/2008
GENRE...........: Drama
RATiNG..........: 8.1/10 (326 Votes)

RUNTiME.........: 70 Minutes
ViDEO BiTRATE...: Untouched Video
AUDiO BiTRATE...: DD 1.0 @ 192, JA
ASPECT RATiO....: 4:3
ARCHiVES .......: dvdr-sisters.of.the.gion.rar *88x50MB*
DVD SiZE........: *4.05 GB* *4,147 MB* *4,331,820 KB*
SUBTiTLES.......: EN

Along with Osaka Elegy (1936), Sisters of the Gion is widely considered one of Kenji
Mizoguchi's finest prewar films. The movie takes a realistic look at the life of a
geisha in Kyoto's Gion district. Omocha is a geisha with "modern girl" sensibilities;
she resents the way that men callously treat women, and she is inclined to ignore the
traditions and expectations of her profession. She sets out to beat men at their own
game, jumping from patron to patron (a no-no in the geisha business) in order to attain
money, nice clothes, and fancy meals. In the process, she deceives and ruins a bumbling,
though sincere, store clerk. Her sister Umekichi, on the other hand, possesses all the
qualities of the legendary geisha. In spite of Omocha's mockery, she remains devoted to
her bankrupt former patron. Eventually, the wronged store clerk exacts revenge against
Omocha, landing her in the hospital, while Umekichi's patron abandons her, returning to
his wife. As in much of his oeuvre, Mizoguchi shows a deep sensitivity towards the plight
of women in society and, as in much of his postwar work, he emphasizes the inevitability
of fate. Neither Omocha's guile nor Umekichi's loyalty can do much to alter their cruel
predicaments; however, this acknowledgement of their fate yields little of the
transcendence seen in such later films as Life of Oharu (1955).

Director .........  Kenji Mizoguchi

Isuzu Yamada .....  O-Mocha
Yoko Umemura .....  Umekichi
Benkei Shiganoya .  Shimbei Furusawa
Eitaro Shindo ....  Kudo
Taizo Fukami .....  Kimura

From an untouched DVD5. No extras on the disc.

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