About Her Brother

About Her Brother

126 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 30, 2010

Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.

About Her Brother

126 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 30, 2010

About Her Brother
Ginko's younger brother Tetsuro, a failed comedian, is the oddball of the family. Embarrassing, loud and plain inappropriate at times causes Ginko to disown him. The two reunite when she discovers Tetsuro is terminally ill. Tetsuro’s impending death marks the beginning of love and toleration.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd., Tokyo FM Broadcasting Company, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Yahoo Japan, Kinoshita Komuten, Eisei Gekijo, tv asahi, Sumitomo Corporation, The Yomiuri Shimbun, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Denner Systems
Original title おとうと
Directors Yoji Yamada
Writers Emiko Hiramatsu, Yoji Yamada

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Ginko Takano

Yu Aoi

as Koharu Takano

Tsurube Shofukutei

as Tetsurou Tanno

Ryo Kase

as Toru Nagata

Nenji Kobayashi

as Shohei Tanno

Haruko Katô

as Takano Kinuo

Yuriko Ishida

as Chiaki Komiyama

Takashi Sasano

as Maruyama

Fumiyo Kohinata

as Susumu Komiyama

Leo Morimoto

as Doctor Endo

Mae Otsuka

as Volunteer Staff

Kôen Kondô

as Doctor Hamamura

Sôtarô Tanaka

as Yusuke Terayama

LaSalle Ishii

as Policeman

Gajiro Satoh

as Udon Delivery Man

Akio Yokoyama

as Jiro

Midoriko Kimura

as Hitomi Ohara

Medaka Ikeno

as Landlord

Narumi Kayashima

as Nobuko Tanno

Tomio Suga

as Midori's Houseowner

Takeo Gozu

as Resident of Midori's House

Masahiro Nakai

as Hotel Employee

Yoshiyuki Ishizuka

as Maruyama's Son