Stepbrothers

Stepbrothers

Stepbrothers

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Stepbrothers

1957

1h 50m

7.0(6 votes)

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.

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16 members

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田中絹代

Rie

田中絹代

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三国連太郎

Hantaro Kido

三国連太郎

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中村嘉葎雄

Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

中村嘉葎雄

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高千穂ひづる

Haru, beloved of Tomohide

高千穂ひづる

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南原宏治

Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

南原宏治

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飯田蝶子

Masu

飯田蝶子

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近藤宏

Kojiro, second son of Kido

近藤宏

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Shouichi Nishida

Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son

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永井智雄

The regimental commander

永井智雄

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島田屯

Ōta

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我修院達也

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我修院達也

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富田仲次郎

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富田仲次郎

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打越正八

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陶隆司

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Natsue Shiga

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Haruo Aizawa

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