SISTERS OF THE GION (Gion no Shimai) (1936) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Kenji Mizoguchi

 

Written by - Kenji Mozoguchi, Yoshikata Yoda (based on a novel by Aleksandr Kuprin)

 

Starring - Isuzu Yamada, Yoko Umemura, Benkei Shinganoya

 

 

 

"The life of two sisters working in the licensed redlight district of Kyoto. One of the most impactful and realistic films of pre-war Japan that regardless of its brevity manages to squeeze in a remarkable amount of Japanese culture of the time and denounce the treatment of women. Mizoguchi strengthens his style of fixed long shots and long sequence takes to portray his story."

 

 

Drama, Japan