Stepbrothers (1957)
Original title: 異母兄弟
Stepbrothers is a 1957 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Miyoji Ieki, with a running time of 1h 50m. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Rentaro Mikuni and Katsuo Nakamura.
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.
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Rie
- Rentaro Mikuni as Hantaro Kido
- Katsuo Nakamura as Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
- Hizuru Takachiho as Haru, beloved of Tomohide
- Kōji Nanbara as Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
- Chōko Iida as Masu
- Hiroshi Kondō as Kojiro, second son of Kido
- Shouichi Nishida as Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
- Tomo'o Nagai as The regimental commander
- Ton Shimada as Ōta
- Tatsuya Gashûin
- Nakajirō Tomita