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The Munekata Sisters
Genres
Drama
Overview
Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She 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. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1950-08-08
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
6.984
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata
Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita
Chishū Ryū
Tadachika Munekata
Sō Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura
Yūji Hori
Maejima
Tatsuo Saitō
Jou Uchida
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sangin's Master
Reikichi Kawamura
Sangin's Customer
Setsuko Horikoshi
Sangin's Maid
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Mieko
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Noriko Sengoku
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