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The Munekata Sisters (宗方姉妹, Munekata shimai) is a 1950 Japanese drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Hideko Takamine.[1][2][3] It is based on a novel by Jirō Osaragi.[2][3]

Synopsis

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She supports Mimura and herself by running a bar in Tokyo, where her younger sister Mariko is also working. Setsuko had always been in love with Hiroshi, but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. Mariko too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

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References

  1. ^ a b "宗方姉妹". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "宗方姉妹". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Berra, John, ed. (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Japan 2. Intellect. p. 312. ISBN 9781841505510.

Further reading

  • Thomson, David (2010). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Completely Updated and Expanded. Knopf. pp. 733, 950. ISBN 9780307594617.
  • Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 196, 221, 234. ISBN 9780810875418.

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