Japan Synopsis
祇園の姉妹
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Sisters of the Gion. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1930s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1930s in Japan, 22 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sisters of the Gion premiered alongside 1 others.
Position in Catalog
The 25th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
59 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (39th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Sisters of the Gion, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- lover · 5
- geisha · 18
- kyoto · 12
- japan · 454
- japan · 454
- sibling relationship · 38
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,774 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #769 of 1,933 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Daiichi Eiga |
| Runtime | 1h 9m |
| Release Date | October 15, 1936 |
| IMDb | tt0027672 |