A poor geisha tries to rid her modest home of the bankrupt businessman her sister feels obliged to support. A superior drama from Mizoguchi which explores similar themes to Osaka Elegy, his other film from 1936. The plight of the geishas, who rely on the 'patronage' of older businessmen to survive, is handled with sensitivity, and the movie never condemns the pushy younger sister for the lengths she goes to in order to make a better life for herself.
Review of Sisters of the Gion
