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Siblings of the Cape (2019)

Siblings of the Cape poster
Original title
岬の兄妹
Directed by
Shinzō Katayama
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A brother with a disability who was just laid off lives with his autistic sister in a small port town. After discovering she has been exchanging sex for money, he decides to have her continue selling sex to support their household.

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What happens

『岬の兄妹』(みさきのきょうだい、英題:Siblings of the Cape)は、2019年3月1日公開の日本映画。監督は片山慎三。R15+指定。 とある地方の港町に住む、足に障碍を抱え、リストラされたばかりの兄・良夫は、自閉症の妹・真理子と2人暮らしをしている。 真理子の失踪癖に手を焼いていたが、ある日、夜になっても帰って来なかった真理子が町の男に体を許して1万円を貰っていたことを知る。 良夫は真理子に売春をさせて生計を立てようとするが…。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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