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House of Pleasure for Women
House of Pleasure for Women () is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Al Lettieri, Gianni Cavina and Vincent Gardenia.
Cast.
- Gigi Proietti as Ivano Zuccoli
- Christian De Sica as Count Ugolino Facchini
- Al Lettieri as Eddie Mordace
- Gianni Cavina as Adone Tonti
- Vincent Gardenia as Mr. Chips
- Taryn Power as Olimpia
- George Eastman as Luciano aka "Sinbad"
Sisters of the Gion
The film won 1937 Kinema Junpo Award for the best film (director Kenji Mizoguchi) and an award in Vienna in 1998.
Plot.
The story centers around two sisters (Umekichi and Omocha), who are geisha, living in a lodging house (okiya) of their own in the licensed pleasure district of Gion, Kyoto. The two women have very different outlooks on relationships with men. Umekichi, the elder sister, is the ideal geisha; she grew up going to dance and