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Stepbrothers

7.0 110 mins Drama   1957
Dokuritsu Eiga  
Director(s): Miyoji Ieki

In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Casts of Stepbrothers

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Rie

Rentaro Mikuni

as Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura

as Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho

as Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara

as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida

as Masu

Hiroshi Kondō

as Kojiro, second son of Kido

Shouichi Nishida

as Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

Tomo'o Nagai

as The regimental commander

Ton Shimada

as Ōta

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