The Munekata Sisters (1950)

Original title

宗方姉妹

Directed by

Yasujirō Ozu

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 56m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Munekata Sisters is about two sisters with very different personalities navigating family duty and romance. An older sister stays in a strained marriage while her younger sister tries to help her find happiness.

melancholicslow-burnfamily-centeredemotionally restrainedobservationalwistfulgentleintrospective

What happens

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. It is based on a novel by Jirō Osaragi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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