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Stepbrothers (1957)

Directed by Miyoji Ieki

Overview

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.

Length 110 minutes

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka | Rentarô Mikuni | Katsuo Nakamura | Hizuru Takachiho | Kôji Nanbara | Chôko Iida | Hiroshi Kondô | Shouichi Nishida | Tomo'o Nagai | Ton Shimada | Tatsuya Gashûin | Nakajirô Tomita | Shôhachi Uchikoshi | Takashi Sue | Natsue Shiga | Haruo Aizawa