Chizuko's Younger Sister (1991)
The Kitao family is coping with the loss of the eldest daughter, Chizuko, who was killed in a freak accident the year prior. When the other daughter Mika is suddenly in a dangerous situation, Chizuko returns as a ghost to save her; reunited with her sister, Mika begins spending time with Chizuko again.
Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
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Hikari Ishida as Mika Kitao |
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Tomoko Nakajima as Chizuko Kitao |
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Toshinori Omi as Tomoya Kaminaga |
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Tomoka Shibayama as Mako Hasebe |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Father |
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Sumiko Fuji as Mother |
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Yuri Nakae as Mariko Maeno |
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Wakako Shimazaki as Keiko Nakanishi |
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Naoto Takenaka as Doctor |
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Yoshitaka Zushi as White Suit Man |
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Etsuko Nami as Homeroom Teacher |
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Bengal as Mako's Father |
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Wakaba Irie as Mako's Mother |
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Yasufumi Hayashi as Young Buddhist Priest |
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Kiminobu Okumura as Teacher |
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Hitoshi Ōmae as Dump Truck Driver |
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Mariko's Mother |
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Yumiko Fujita as Woman on the Slope |
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Yasushi Sumida as Mr. Ita |
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Keiko Masuda as Yuko Uchida |
| Editing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Editor |
| Production | Shuji Tanuma | Producer |
| Directing | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Director |
| Writing | Jirō Akagawa | Novel |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Chiho Katsura | Writer |
| Production | Chiho Katsura | Producer |
| Sound | Nobuhiko Obayashi | Theme Song Performance |
| Art | Kazuo Satsuya | Art Direction |
| Production | Kyōko Ōbayashi | Producer |
| Camera | Shigeichi Nagano | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masatoshi Yokomizo | Sound |
| Art | Yoshiaki Kawai | Set Decoration |