About Her Brother (2010)
Original title: おとうと
About Her Brother is a 2010 Japanese-language comedy movie directed by Yoji Yamada, with a running time of 2h 6m. It stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yu Aoi and Tsurube Shofukutei.
Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.
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Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Ginko Takano
- Yu Aoi as Koharu Takano
- Tsurube Shofukutei as Tetsurou Tanno
- Ryo Kase as Toru Nagata
- Nenji Kobayashi as Shohei Tanno
- Haruko Katō as Takano Kinuo
- Yuriko Ishida as Chiaki Komiyama
- Takashi Sasano as Maruyama
- Fumiyo Kohinata as Susumu Komiyama
- Leo Morimoto as Doctor Endo
- Mae Watanabe as Volunteer Staff
- Koen Kondo as Doctor Hamamura