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Twin Sisters of Kyoto

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.

Top Cast

  • Shima Iwashita

    Shima Iwashita

    Chieko / Naeko

  • Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji Miyaguchi

    Takichiro Sada

  • Yoshiko Nakamura

    Yoshiko Nakamura

    Shige

  • Hiroyuki Nagato

    Hiroyuki Nagato

    Hideo Otomo

  • Teruo Yoshida

    Teruo Yoshida

    Ryusuke Mizuki

  • Tamotsu Hayakawa

    Tamotsu Hayakawa

    Shinichi Mizuki

  • Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō Tōno

    Sosuke Otomo

  • Michiyo Tamaki

    Michiyo Tamaki

    Masako

  • Kakuko Chino

    Kakuko Chino

    Geisha Girl

Overview

In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.

Rating

6.5 / 10
11 Reviews
1 Popular

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