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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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30-Jun-2025, 11:07 AM

The Sisters Of Gion - 1936 - 6/10
AKA - Gion no Shimai // 祇園の姉妹

Two sisters still work as geishas, but the era has ended and patrons are dying off.
Or going bankrupt, which has happened to one sister’s benefactor.
His wife and daughter move away, and he opts to live off his unemployed geisha.
Sister Omocha, far more mercenary, shoves the old man out.
Then schemes and hustles to obtain a luxurious kimono, and wealthy sugar daddies.
“The way men treat us, it’s best we take as much from them as we can.”
I actually rooted for the cynical Omocha more than the soft-hearted Umekichi.