My Second Brother

My Second Brother (1959)

Released: 1959-10-28 Duration: 1hr 41min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.4
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Overview

The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation
Nikkatsu Corporation

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 2.079

Directed By

Shōhei Imamura

Crew

Director
Shōhei Imamura
Novel
Sueko Yasumoto
Original Music Composer
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Director of Photography
Shinsaku Himeda
Editor
Mutsuo Tanji
Art Direction
Kimihiko Nakamura
Assistant Director
Kirio Urayama
Screenplay
Ichirō Ikeda
Screenplay
Shōhei Imamura
Lighting Director
Yasuo Iwaki
Sound Recordist
Fumio Hashimoto

TOP CAST

Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato

Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother

Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo

Yoshiko, eldest sister

Takeshi Okimura
Takeshi Okimura

Koichi, Nianchan

Akiko Maeda
Akiko Maeda

Sueko, younger sister

Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura

Goro Mitamura

Yoshio Ōmori
Yoshio Ōmori

Seki

Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama

Hemmi Gengoro

Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida

Sakai

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