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Stepbrothers

70 %|Jun 25, 1957|Drama

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. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.

Featured Crew

Miyoji Ieki
Director
Yoshio Miyajima
Director of Photography
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Seiichiro Sakaeda
Executive Producer
Torahiko Tamiya
Novel
Nobuyoshi Terada
Screenplay
Tōtetsu Hirakawa
Art Direction
Ryoji Asami
Lighting Technician

Cast

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Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido
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Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
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Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
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Kôji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
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Hiroshi Kondō
Kojiro, second son of Kido
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Shouichi Nishida
Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
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Tomo'o Nagai
The regimental commander