Her Brother (1960)
- Original title
- おとうと
- Directed by
- Kon Ichikawa
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A teenage girl in postwar Japan cares for her sickly younger brother while their strict mother disapproves of his behavior. The story shows their bond tested by illness and family tensions.
poignantfamilialtenderbittersweetslow-burnmelancholicemotionally intensevisually understated
What happens
Her Brother (Japanese: おとうと, Hepburn: Otōto; lit. 'Younger Brother') is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on the novel Otōto by Aya Koda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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