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Older Brother, Younger Sister
DVD cover for Older Brother, Younger SisterDirected by Mikio Naruse Produced by Nobuo Miura Written by Saisei Murō (novel)
Yōko Mizuki (screenplay)Starring Machiko Kyō
Masayuki Mori
Yoshiko KugaMusic by Ichirō Saitō Cinematography Shigeyoshi Mine Editing by Toyo Suzuki Distributed by Daiei Motion Picture Release date(s) August 19, 1953 [1] (Japan) Running time 86 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Older Brother, Younger Sister (あにいもうと Ani Imōto ) is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse.
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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
- Machiko Kyō as Mon
- Masayuki Mori as Inokichi
- Yoshiko Kuga as San
- Eiji Funakoshi as Kobata
References
- ^ (Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1953/cc002110.htm accessed 13 May 2011
External links
- Uhlich Keith. "Older Brother, Younger Sister review." Slant Magazine, 6 November 2005.
- Older Brother, Younger Sister at Japan Movie Database
- Older Brother, Younger Sister at the Internet Movie Database
- Older Brother, Younger Sister on Mubi (website)
Films directed by Mikio Naruse Love Is Strength (1930) · Hideko the Bus-Conductor (1941) · Ginza Cosmetics (1951) · Repast (1951) · Mother (1951) · Lightning (1952) · Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) · Sound of the Mountain (1954) · Late Chrysanthemums (1954) · Floating Clouds (1955) · Sudden Rain (1956) · A Wife's Heart (1956) · Flowing (1956) · Aruse (1957) · When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) · Autumn Has Already Started (1960) · A Wanderer's Notebook (1962) · Yearning (1964)
Categories:- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- 1950s drama films
- 1953 films
- Black-and-white films
- Japanese drama films
- Films directed by Mikio Naruse
- Daiei films
- 1950s Japanese film stubs
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