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The Munekata Sisters (1950) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1950 · 112 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yasujirô Ozu
- Starring
- Chishû Ryû, Sô Yamamura, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, Noriko Sengoku
Setsuko endures an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed engineer whose drinking habit worsens their life. Though she has loved Hiroshi since their youth, they never confessed before he left for France years ago. Upon his return, her sister Mariko attempts to reunite them, while secretly harbouring the same feelings for Hiroshi.
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