Stepbrothers (1957)
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946. Winner of the Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
Drama
Cast & Crew
Kinuyo Tanaka
Rie
Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido
Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
KÅji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
ChÅko Iida
Masu
Hiroshi KondÅ
Kojiro, second son of Kido
Tomo'o Nagai
The regimental commander
Tatsuya Gashûin
NakajirÅ Tomita
Miyoji Ieki
Director
Nobuyoshi Terada, Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Seiichiro Sakaeda
Executive Producer
