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My Second Brother (1959)

TMDB 6.61h 41mDrama

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Plot Summary

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.

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Hiroyuki Nagato as Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother in My Second Brother 1959

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother

Kayo Matsuo as Yoshiko, eldest sister in My Second Brother 1959

Kayo Matsuo

Yoshiko, eldest sister

Takeshi Okimura as Koichi, Nianchan in My Second Brother 1959

Takeshi Okimura

Koichi, Nianchan

Akiko Maeda as Sueko, younger sister in My Second Brother 1959

Akiko Maeda

Sueko, younger sister

Kō Nishimura as Goro Mitamura in My Second Brother 1959

Kō Nishimura

Goro Mitamura

Yoshio Ōmori as Seki in My Second Brother 1959

Yoshio Ōmori

Seki

Taiji Tonoyama as Hemmi Gengoro in My Second Brother 1959

Taiji Tonoyama

Hemmi Gengoro

Shinsuke Ashida as Sakai in My Second Brother 1959

Shinsuke Ashida

Sakai

Tanie Kitabayashi as in My Second Brother 1959

Tanie Kitabayashi

Hideo Fukuhara as in My Second Brother 1959

Hideo Fukuhara

Chigusa Takayama as in My Second Brother 1959

Chigusa Takayama

Hitoshi Takagi as in My Second Brother 1959

Hitoshi Takagi

Director & Crew

Shōhei Imamura

Director

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What is the TMDB rating of My Second Brother?

It has a TMDB rating of 6.6/10 based on 8 votes.

Who directed My Second Brother?

My Second Brother was directed by Shōhei Imamura and released in 1959.

How long is My Second Brother?

My Second Brother has a runtime of 1 hours and 41 minutes.

Movie Details

Release Date: 1959-10-28
Status: Released