The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters (1950)

08/08/1950
Drama
1h 52m

Overview

Setsuko is unhappily married 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 tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

  • Yasujirō OzuDirector, Screenplay
  • Kōgo NodaScreenplay
  • Original Title

    宗方姉妹

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • generation gap
  • troubled marriage
  • sisters

Top Billed Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Setsuko Munekata

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Mariko Munekata

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Hiroshi Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Yoriko Mashita

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Tadachika Munekata

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Ryosuke Mimura

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Maejima

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Jou Uchida

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

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Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Sangin's Customer

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