The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Original title: 宗方姉妹
The Munekata Sisters is a 1950 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yasujirō Ozu, with a running time of 1h 52m. It stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine and Ken Uehara.
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
Where to watch The Munekata Sisters
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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Setsuko Munekata
- Hideko Takamine as Mariko Munekata
- Ken Uehara as Hiroshi Tashiro
- Sanae Takasugi as Yoriko Mashita
- Chishū Ryū as Tadachika Munekata
- So Yamamura as Ryosuke Mimura
- Yūji Hori as Maejima
- Tatsuo Saitō as Jou Uchida
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Sangin's Master
- Reikichi Kawamura as Sangin's Customer
- Setsuko Horikoshi as Sangin's Maid
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Mieko