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Brother (1969)

Brother poster
Original title
兄弟
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 26 episodes

How it feels

Two brothers navigate their romantic feelings for women they barely know. One brother is drawn to a woman who shared her umbrella during a rainstorm, while the other pines for a secretary he has never spoken with.

melancholicromanticbittersweettenderslow-pacednostalgicintrospective

What happens

『兄弟』(きょうだい)は、TBS系列の「木下恵介アワー」(当時:日産自動車一社提供)の第6弾で、1969年から1970年に放送されたテレビ連続ドラマ。 若い兄弟の恋を中心にさまざまな愛の形を描く。にわか雨の中、ずぶ濡れになった順二に傘をさしかけた女性、京子。名前も名乗らずに去った彼女のことが気になっていた。一方、順二の兄、静男は、仕事一筋に生きてきたが、秘書課の紀子のことが気になっていた。彼女と一度も話したことがない上、話す機会もない静男だったが、昼食時に偶然入ったレストランで、紀子と会う。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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