Stepbrothers

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In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

1957

Director:

Miyoji Ieki

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Company:

Dokuritsu Eiga

Cast:
Kinuyo Tanaka

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Rentaro Mikuni

Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura

Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho

Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara

Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Crew:
Miyoji Ieki

Director

Torahiko Tamiya

Novel

Nobuyoshi Terada

Screenplay

Tōtetsu Hirakawa

Art Direction

Ryoji Asami

Lighting Technician