The Munekata Sisters
1950 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 7.1
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
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Details
- Years
- 1950
- Release date
- 1950-08-25
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 112 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (38 votes)
Themes
- generation gap
- troubled marriage
- sisters
Cast & crew
Kinuyo Tanaka
as Setsuko Munekata
Hideko Takamine
as Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
as Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
as Yoriko Mashita
Chishū Ryū
as Tadachika Munekata
So Yamamura
as Ryosuke Mimura
Yūji Hori
as Maejima
Tatsuo Saitō
as Jou Uchida
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Sangin's Master
Reikichi Kawamura
as Sangin's Customer
Directed by Yasujirō Ozu