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Brother and Sister

あにいもうと

1953 · 1h 26m · Drama · Japan

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
Yōko Mizuki
Based on the novel by
Saisei Murô
Starring
Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Yūji Hori
6.1Smart score

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based on novel or bookbrother and sisterbrother sister extramarital affairolder brother younger sisterpregnancyrural areasibling relationship

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