JAPAN · 1953

Older Brother, Younger Sister

Mikio Naruse
Japanese Golden Age family scandal rural poverty unmarried pregnancy patriarchal authority social shame
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The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Year1953
CountryJapan
DirectorMikio Naruse
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