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Stepbrothers

19577.0 / 10110 min
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.

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Rie

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

Masu

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

Kojiro, second son of Kido

Shouichi Nishida

Shouichi Nishida

Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

The regimental commander

Ton Shimada

Ton Shimada

Ōta

Tatsuya Gashûin

Tatsuya Gashûin

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Shōhachi Uchikoshi

Shōhachi Uchikoshi

Takashi Sue

Takashi Sue

Natsue Shiga

Natsue Shiga

Haruo Aizawa

Haruo Aizawa

Crew

Miyoji Ieki

Miyoji Ieki

Director

Tōtetsu Hirakawa

Tōtetsu Hirakawa

Art Direction

Nobuyoshi Terada

Nobuyoshi Terada

Screenplay

Ryoji Asami

Ryoji Asami

Lighting Technician

Torahiko Tamiya

Torahiko Tamiya

Novel

Ichirō Katō

Ichirō Katō

Sound Recordist

Yasushi Akutagawa

Yasushi Akutagawa

Original Music Composer

Umeko Numazaki

Umeko Numazaki

Editor

Yoshikata Yoda

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Seiichiro Sakaeda

Seiichiro Sakaeda

Executive Producer

Yoshio Miyajima

Yoshio Miyajima

Director of Photography