Cast

Rentarō Mikuni Kinuyo Tanaka Chōko Iida Yoshihide Morishita Tomo'o Nagai Katsuo Nakamura

Credits

Written by: Nobuyoshi Terada Yoshikata Yoda
Produced by: Seiichiro Sakaeda

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Stepbrothers (1957) is a Japanese drama directed by Miyoji Ieki. It won the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 1958. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Rentaro Mikuni and Katsuo Nakamura. It runs 110 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (73 votes)
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