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About Her Brother

About Her Brother

20106.42h 6m

Overview

Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.

Directed by Yoji Yamada
Written by Emiko Hiramatsu, Yoji Yamada
Produced by Hiroshi Fukazawa, Kenichi Tamura, Ichiro Yamamoto
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Top Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Ginko Takano

Yu Aoi

Yu Aoi

Koharu Takano

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tetsurou Tanno

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Toru Nagata

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Shohei Tanno

Haruko Katō

Haruko Katō

Takano Kinuo

Yuriko Ishida

Yuriko Ishida

Chiaki Komiyama

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Maruyama

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Susumu Komiyama

Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

Doctor Endo

About About Her Brother

About Her Brother is a comedy, drama film released in 2010. Directed by Yoji Yamada, it stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yu Aoi, Tsurube Shofukutei. Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.

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