The Munekata Sisters (Munekata shimai)

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Directed by

Yasujiro Ozu

Starring (View all)

Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata

Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata

Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro

Chishu Ryu
Tadachika Munekata

Sô Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura, Setsuko's husband

Yûji Hori
Maejima

Tatsuo Saito
Jou Uchida, the Professor

Kamatari Fujiwara
Sangin's master

Written by

Kôgo Noda
(screenplay)

Yasujiro Ozu
(screenplay)

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Setsuko is unhappily to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko’s sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

Release date: 25 August 1950

Tags: 1950 (3), Japan (2), Japanese (1), 1950s (1), East Asia (1)

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"Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a drinking habit. She's always been in love with Hiroshi, but he left for France years ago without proposing. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko's sister) tries to reunite them, although secretly she loves him too."