Older Brother, Younger Sister

1953

Japanese

7.2

♡ 5

Action

based on novel or book

Drama

extramarital affair

older brother younger sister

pregnancy

rural area

sibling relationship

Mikio Naruse Director

Masayuki Mori as Inokichi - the Brother

Eiji Funakoshi as Kobata

Machiko Kyô as Mon

Zenji Yamada as Toyogorô

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.