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The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

08 August 1950

Country

Japan

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Setsuko Munekata

Hideko Takamine

Hideko Takamine

Mariko Munekata

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Hiroshi Tashiro

Sanae Takasugi

Sanae Takasugi

Yoriko Mashita

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Tadachika Munekata

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Ryosuke Mimura

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Maejima

Tatsuo Saitō

Tatsuo Saitō

Jou Uchida

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sangin's Master

Reikichi Kawamura

Reikichi Kawamura

Sangin's Customer

Setsuko Horikoshi

Setsuko Horikoshi

Sangin's Maid

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Mieko

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Atsuko Ichinomiya

Noriko Sengoku

Noriko Sengoku

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