
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans(1927)
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.


Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata

Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata

Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita

Chishū Ryū
Tadachika Munekata

So Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura

Yūji Hori
Maejima

Tatsuo Saitō
Jou Uchida

Kamatari Fujiwara
Sangin's Master

Reikichi Kawamura
Sangin's Customer
The Munekata Sisters is a drama film released in 1950 exploring themes of generation gap, troubled marriage, sisters. Directed by Yasujirō Ozu, it stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara. Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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