The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

112 mins | Drama | Aug. 8, 1950

Setsuko is unhappily to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko's sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

The Munekata Sisters

112 mins | Drama | Aug. 8, 1950

The Munekata Sisters
Setsuko is unhappily to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko's sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Shintoho Company
Original title 宗方姉妹
Directors Seiichirô Uchikawa, Yasujirō Ozu
Writers Jiro Osaragi, Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Setsuko Munekata

Hideko Takamine

as Mariko

Ken Uehara

as Hiroshi Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi

as Yoriko Mashita

Chishū Ryū

as Tadachika Munekata

Sō Yamamura

as Ryosuke Mimura, Setsuko's husband

Yūji Hori

as Maejima

Tatsuo Saitō

as Jou Uchida, the Professor