Review of Sisters of the Gion (1936) by Harry T — 20 Jun 2008

This here is a little gem of a film. It lasts only 70 minutes, but Mizoguchi fleshes out complete, realistic characters. Not only that: in the short running time, you connect with the sisters, and feel their troubled life, and by the final scenes, you'll be feeling as hopeless as them.

This is no merry film, I must say. It made me feel sad, even mad at myself for being a man :P Mizoguchi defends women bravely and with his beautiful, detached, paced, and careful art, in this little great movie.