Older Brother, Younger Sister

Older Brother, Younger Sister
DVD cover for Older Brother, Younger Sister
Directed by	Mikio Naruse
Produced by	Nobuo Miura
Written by	Saisei Murō (novel) Yōko Mizuki (screenplay)
Starring	Machiko Kyō Masayuki Mori Yoshiko Kuga
Music by	Ichirō Saitō
Cinematography	Shigeyoshi Mine
Edited by	Toyo Suzuki
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release dates	19 August 1953 (1953-08-19) (Japan)[1]
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Older Brother, Younger Sister (あにいもうと, Ani Imōto) is a 1953 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse.

Plot

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon (Machiko Kyō) returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata (Eiji Funakoshi), which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San (Yoshiko Kuga), in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi (Masayuki Mori), decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Cast

• Machiko Kyō as Mon
• Masayuki Mori as Inokichi
• Yoshiko Kuga as San
• Eiji Funakoshi as Kobata

Reception

Keith Uhlich of Slant gave the film 3.5/4 stars.

References

External links

• Uhlich Keith. "Older Brother, Younger Sister review." Slant Magazine, 6 November 2005.
• Older Brother, Younger Sister at Japan Movie Database
• Older Brother, Younger Sister at the Internet Movie Database
• Older Brother, Younger Sister on Mubi (website)