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Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister

19536.21h 26m

Overview

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Directed by Mikio Naruse
Written by Saisei Murô, Yōko Mizuki
Produced by Nobuo Miura
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Top Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Mon

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Inokichi

Yoshiko Kuga

Yoshiko Kuga

San

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Taiichi

Eiji Funakoshi

Eiji Funakoshi

Kobata

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Reizaburo Yamamoto

Kumeko Urabe

Kumeko Urabe

Riki - the Mother

Mantarō Ushio

Mantarō Ushio

Kanichi

Kenichi Miyajima

Kenichi Miyajima

Kanji Kawara

Kanji Kawara

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookpregnancyrural areaextramarital affairolder brother younger sister

About Brother and Sister

Brother and Sister is a drama film released in 1953 exploring themes of sibling relationship, based on novel or book, pregnancy, rural area, extramarital affair, older brother younger sister. Directed by Mikio Naruse, it stars Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga. The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

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