Brother and Sister

1976 1h 28m JA

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8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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Members of a country family react differently to the return of daughter Mon from a town factory.While the men are angry she is pregnant with no husband, the women show kindness.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kumiko Akiyoshi
Mon
Masao Kusakari
Inokichi
Hideji Ōtaki
Akaza
Kimiko Ikegami
San
Keizo Kanie
Kifuji
Atom Shimojo
Obata
Natsuko Kahara
Riki
Baku Ohwada
Taiichi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tadashi Imai
Writers: Yōko Mizuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takeshi Shibuya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuo Ogawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Kumiko Akiyoshi and Masao Kusakari and Hideji Ōtaki carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0202229 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tadashi Imai directs. Kazutami Hara behind the camera. Takeshi Shibuya scores. Nobuo Ogawa cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
250 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Tadashi Imai, shot by Kazutami Hara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Takeshi Shibuya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nobuo Ogawa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kumiko Akiyoshi and Masao Kusakari and Hideji Ōtaki carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0202229 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.