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.
Released in 1963, Twin Sisters of Kyoto is a drama film from Shochiku (Japan). It was directed by Noboru Nakamura and written by Toshiro Ide. The cast is led by Shima Iwashita, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yoshiko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Nagato and Teruo Yoshida. With a runtime of 1h 46m, the film averages 6.5/10 across 11 TMDB ratings.
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