Brother and Sister (1953)

  • NR
  • 08/19/1953 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 26m

Overview

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.

Mikio Naruse

Director

Saisei Murô

Novel

Yoko Mizuki

Screenplay

Cast

Machiko Kyō's headshot

Machiko Kyō

Mon
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Inokichi
Yoshiko Kuga's headshot

Yoshiko Kuga

San
Yūji Hori's headshot

Yūji Hori

Taiichi
Eiji Funakoshi's headshot

Eiji Funakoshi

Kobata
Reizaburo Yamamoto's headshot

Reizaburo Yamamoto

Kumeko Urabe's headshot

Kumeko Urabe

Riki - the Mother
Mantarō Ushio's headshot

Mantarō Ushio

Kanichi

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