Drama · Japan · 1950 · 1h 52m

The Munekata Sisters

宗方姉妹

The Munekata Sisters poster
Director
Yasujirō Ozu
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka as Setsuko Munekata Hideko Takamine as Mariko Munekata Ken Uehara as Hiroshi Tashiro Sanae Takasugi as Yoriko Mashita Chishū Ryū as Tadachika Munekata So Yamamura as Ryosuke Mimura
Crew
Jōji Ohara — Director of Photography Toshio Goto — Editor Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda — Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu — Screenplay Jiro Osaragi — Story
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Yasujirō Ozu Director Jōji Ohara Director of Photography Toshio Goto Editor Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Kōgo Noda Screenplay Yasujirō Ozu Screenplay Jiro Osaragi Story
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