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Stepbrothers

1957 Directed by Miyoji Ieki

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.

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Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

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Rie

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

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Hantaro Kido

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

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Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido

Hizuru Takachiho

Hizuru Takachiho

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Haru, beloved of Tomohide

Kōji Nanbara

Kōji Nanbara

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Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido

Chōko Iida

Chōko Iida

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Masu

Hiroshi Kondō

Hiroshi Kondō

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Kojiro, second son of Kido

110 minutes

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