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.
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Yasushi Akutagawa
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Torahiko TamiyaNovel
- Nobuyoshi TeradaScreenplay
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Original title
- 異母兄弟
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 25, 1957
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Production
Cast
Kinuyo TanakaRie
Rentaro MikuniHantaro Kido- Katsuo NakamuraTomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Hizuru TakachihoHaru, beloved of Tomohide
Kōji NanbaraYoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Chōko IidaMasu
Hiroshi KondōKojiro, second son of Kido- Shouichi NishidaIchirojo, Kido's eldest son
Tomo'o NagaiThe regimental commander- Ton ShimadaŌta
Tatsuya Gashuin
Nakajirō Tomita- Shōhachi Uchikoshi
- Takashi Sue
- Natsue Shiga
- Haruo Aizawa
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