Sisters of the Gion / Gion no shimai (1936, Kenji Mizoguchi) (English subtitles)

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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.

This Japanese film is on public domain since the copyrights have expired: Pre-1953 movie:

'70 years after the publication' duration has expired.
‘50 years after the publication’ duration for the pre 1953 movies has expired before 2003.
'38 years after the creator death' for movies published before 1971.

Kenji Mizoguchi (1898-1956) - Director
Aleksandr Kuprin (1870-1938) - Writer
Masaichi Nagata (1906-1985) - Producer