
Stepbrothers
1957
1h 50m
7.0
JP
Drama
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.
Movie Details
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Dokuritsu Eiga
Key Crew

Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Rie

Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida
Masu

Hiroshi Kondō
Kojiro, second son of Kido
S
Shouichi Nishida
Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

Tomo'o Nagai
The regimental commander
T
Ton Shimada
Ōta

Tatsuya Gashûin

Nakajirō Tomita
S
Shōhachi Uchikoshi
T
Takashi Sue
N
Natsue Shiga
H
Haruo Aizawa