
Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Drama
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.
Top Cast


Shima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Chieko / Naeko
Shima Iwashita
Chieko / Naeko


Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Takichiro Sada
Seiji Miyaguchi
Takichiro Sada
Yoshiko Nakamura
Yoshiko Nakamura
Shige
Yoshiko Nakamura
Shige


Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hideo Otomo
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hideo Otomo


Teruo Yoshida
Teruo Yoshida
Ryusuke Mizuki
Teruo Yoshida
Ryusuke Mizuki


Tamotsu Hayakawa
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Shinichi Mizuki
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Shinichi Mizuki


Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Sosuke Otomo
Eijirō Tōno
Sosuke Otomo


Michiyo Tamaki
Michiyo Tamaki
Masako
Michiyo Tamaki
Masako


Kakuko Chino
Kakuko Chino
Geisha Girl
Kakuko Chino
Geisha Girl
Junko Hara
Junko Hara
Junko Hara
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