The Munekata Sisters (1950)
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.
Director:
Yasujirō Ozu
Writers:
Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu.
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Setsuko Munekata |
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Hideko Takamine as Mariko Munekata |
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Ken Uehara as Hiroshi Tashiro |
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Sanae Takasugi as Yoriko Mashita |
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Chishū Ryū as Tadachika Munekata |
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So Yamamura as Ryosuke Mimura |
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Yūji Hori as Maejima |
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Tatsuo Saitō as Jou Uchida |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as Sangin's Master |
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Reikichi Kawamura as Sangin's Customer |
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Setsuko Horikoshi as Sangin's Maid |
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Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Mieko |
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Atsuko Ichinomiya as |
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Noriko Sengoku as |
| Editing | Toshio Goto | Editor |
| Sound | Ichirō Saitō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Jiro Osaragi | Story |
| Writing | Kōgo Noda | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasujirō Ozu | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Ko Fujibayashi | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Tomoo Shimogawara | Art Direction |
| Directing | Seiichiro Uchikawa | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yasujirō Ozu | Director |
| Camera | Jōji Ohara | Director of Photography |
| Production | Eisei Koi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hiroshi Higo | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masakazu Kamiya | Sound Recordist |