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Stepbrothers [異母兄弟]

Release Year
1957
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Directed By
Miyoji Ieki
Stepbrothers

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.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Rie

Rentaro Mikuni

Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura

Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho

Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kôji Nanbara

Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida

Masu

Hiroshi Kondō

Kojiro, second son of Kido

Shouichi Nishida

Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

Tomo'o Nagai

The regimental commander

Ton Shimada

Ōta

Nakajirō Tomita

Shôhachi Uchikoshi

Crew

Miyoji Ieki

Director

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Nobuyoshi Terada

Screenplay

Yoshio Miyajima

Director of Photography

Yasushi Akutagawa

Original Music Composer

Umeko Numazaki

Editor

Ryoji Asami

Lighting Technician

Torahiko Tamiya

Novel

Ichirô Katô

Sound Recordist

Tōtetsu Hirakawa

Art Direction

Seiichiro Sakaeda

Executive Producer

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