Older Brother, Younger Sister
is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse. The film is based on the short story Ani imōto by Saisei Murō.
Plot
Mon, the elder daughter of a rural family, returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with college student Kobata. Her parents fear a scandal that might threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San. Also, Mon, as the film suggests, supports San's education by prostitution, as the father's business had to close down and the mother hardly manages to finance the family by running a small store. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of a disciplinarian, first beating up Kobata when he visits the family to apologise, and later Mon. Still, Mon forgives him and returns to the capital.
More details
author | Murō Saisei |
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director | Mikio Naruse |
editor | Toyo Suzuki |
genre | drama |
keywords | beat college student run |
musicBy | Ichirō Saitō |
producer | Nobuo Miura |
productionCompany | Daiei Film |
publisher | Daiei Film |
theme | japanese |