The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Munekata shimai
112 min
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.
- Release date
- August 25, 1950
- Country of origin
- Japan
Where to watch
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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
- Sō Yamamura as Ryosuke Mimura, Setsuko's husband
- Yûji Hori as Maejima
- Tatsuo Saitō as Jou Uchida, the Professor
- Kamatari Fujiwara as Sangin's master
- Reikichi Kawamura as Sangin's Customer
- Setsuko Horikoshi as Sangin's maid
- Yoshiko Tsubouchi as Mieko
- Atsuko Ichinomiya
- Noriko Sengoku
Crew
- Yasujirō Ozu · Director
- Kōgo Noda · Writer
- Yasujirō Ozu · Writer
- Jirō Osaragi · Writer
- Hiroshi Higo · Producer
- Eisei Koi · Producer
- Ichirō Saitō · Composer
- Jōji Ohara · Cinematographer
- Toshio Gotô · Editor
- Seiya Kajima · Production designer