The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

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The Munekata Sisters

1950

1h 52m

7.1(38 votes)

Drama

Overview

Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

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Shintoho Company

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

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

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Ryosuke Mimura

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Maejima

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Jou Uchida

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sangin's Master

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Sangin's Customer

Creative team

Directed by: Yasujirō Ozu
Written by: Jiro Osaragi
Kōgo Noda

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