Older Brother, Younger Sister
7.8 /10 1 Votes7.8
Genre Drama Language Japanese | 7.6/10 IMDb Music director Ichiro Saito Duration Country Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Saisei Muro , Yoko Mizuki Release date 19 August 1953 (1953-08-19) (Japan) Cast Machiko Kyô (Mon), (Inokichi), (San), Yuji Hori (Taiichi), (Kobata), Reizaburô Yamamoto (Akaza - the Father)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , In the Mood for Love , Little Children , Bed and Board , Mad Max , Willenbrock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Older Brother, Younger Sister (あにいもうと, Ani Imōto) is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse. The film is based on the short story "Ani imôto" (Brother and Sister) by Saisei Murō. The story has been translated into English by Edward Seidensticker and is available in the anthology "Modern Japanese Stories".
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Plot
The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon (Machiko Kyō) returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata (Eiji Funakoshi), which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San (Yoshiko Kuga), in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi (Masayuki Mori), decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
Cast
Reception
Keith Uhlich of Slant gave the film 3.5/4 stars.
References
Older Brother, Younger Sister WikipediaOlder Brother, Younger Sister IMDb Older Brother, Younger Sister themoviedb.org