

Stepbrothers
1957 Directed by Miyoji IekiIn 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.
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Kinuyo Tanaka
....................................................Rie

Rentaro Mikuni
....................................................Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura
....................................................Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho
....................................................Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara
....................................................Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida
....................................................Masu

Hiroshi Kondō
....................................................Kojiro, second son of Kido
Director
...........................................................Miyoji Ieki
Executive Producer
...........................................................Seiichiro Sakaeda
Novel
...........................................................Torahiko Tamiya
Lighting Technician
...........................................................Ryoji Asami
Sound Recordist
...........................................................Ichirō Katō
Screenplay
...........................................................Nobuyoshi Terada
Art Direction
...........................................................Tōtetsu Hirakawa
Production Companies
...................................................Dokuritsu Eiga
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Drama
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