A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister

1957 1h 7m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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An Ishiro Honda film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Akihiko Hirata
Machiko Kitagawa
Hiroshi Koizumi
Fuyuki Murakami
Chikage Oogi
(as Chikage Ogi)
Chiyoko Shimakura
Minosuke Yamada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ishirō Honda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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69 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 Ishirō Honda, shot by Minoru Kuribayashi. 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 Nobuyuki Takeoka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Akihiko Hirata and Machiko Kitagawa and Hiroshi Koizumi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0050380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ishirō Honda directs. Minoru Kuribayashi behind the camera. Nobuyuki Takeoka scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 67-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Ishirō Honda, shot by Minoru Kuribayashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nobuyuki Takeoka. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Akihiko Hirata and Machiko Kitagawa and Hiroshi Koizumi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0050380 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.