Gion no shimai

Kenji Mizoguchi

Gion no shimai [videorecording]= Sisters of the Gion Kenji Mizoguchi - Japan Janus Films 1936 - 1 videodisc (ca. 69 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 in. - The Criterion Collection Kenji Mizoguchi's Fallen Women .



From case Cover:

Sisters of the Gion follows the parallel paths of the independent, unsentimental Omocha (Isuzu Yamada) and her sister, the more tradiitional Umekichi (Yoko Umemura), both geisha in the working-class district of Gion. Kenji Mizoguchi's film is a brilliantly shot, uncompromisinglook at the forces that kep many women on the bottom rung of the social ladder.


DVD video; Dolby Digital 1.0; monaural; NTSC; Region 1; 1.33:1 as 4:3 fullscreen.


Japanese audio. Optional English subtitles.

PN1997 / .G566 1936