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The Elder Sister

The Elder Sister

19691h 28m

Overview

Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.

Directed by Buichi Saitō
Written by Goro Fujita, Norio Osada
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Top Cast

Hiroko Ogi

Hiroko Ogi

Ai Konno

Akira Kobayashi

Akira Kobayashi

Goro Fujikawa

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Junichi Konno

Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Jiro Okazaki

Jiro Okazaki

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

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Nobuko Aoki

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Iwae Arai

Themes & Keywords

yakuzafemale yakuza

About The Elder Sister

The Elder Sister is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 1969 exploring themes of yakuza, female yakuza. Directed by Buichi Saitō, it stars Hiroko Ogi, Akira Kobayashi, Shinjirō Ehara. Follows the struggles of a yakuza wife after his husband gets hurt in a knife fight.

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