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My Second Brother

My Second Brother
★ 6.6 /10
My Second Brother
1959 · 101
Dir. Shōhei Imamura
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My Second Brother

★ 6.6 /10 (8) • 1959 • 1h 41m
Drama
Original title: にあんちゃん
Director Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay Shōhei Imamura, Ichirō Ikeda
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
Release
Oct 28, 1959
Budget
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Country
Japan
Revenue
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Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato
Hiroyuki Nagato
Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo
Yoshiko, eldest sister
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Goro Mitamura
 Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Hemmi Gengoro
Shinsuke Ashida
Shinsuke Ashida
Sakai
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Chigusa Takayama
Chigusa Takayama
Hitoshi Takagi
Hitoshi Takagi
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
Hisano Yamaoka
Hisano Yamaoka
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Nobuo Kawakami
Nobuo Kawakami
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Michio Hino
Michio Hino
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi

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Who stars in My Second Brother? The main cast of My Second Brother includes Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayo Matsuo, Takeshi Okimura, Akiko Maeda, Kō Nishimura.
Who directed My Second Brother? My Second Brother (1959) is directed by Shōhei Imamura.
How long is My Second Brother? My Second Brother has a runtime of 1h 41m. It was released in 1959.
What genre is My Second Brother? My Second Brother is a Drama film. It has a rating of 6.6/10 with 8 votes.

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