The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters
Directed by	Yasujirō Ozu
Written by	Yasujirō Ozu (screenplay); Kōgo Noda (screenplay); Jirō Osaragi (story)
Produced by	Hiroshi Higo; Eisei Koe; Hideo Koi
Starring	Chōko Iida; Hideko Takamine
Cinematography	Jōji Ohara
Music by	Ichirō Saitō
Distributed by	Shintoho
Release date	1950;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Munekata Sisters (宗方姉妹, Munekata Kyōdai) is a 1950 drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu and starring Kinuyo Tanaka and Hideko Takamine.^[1]^[2]

Synopsis

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko's sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

References

^ Thomson, David (2010). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Completely Updated and Expanded. Knopf. pp. 733, 950. ISBN 9780307594617.
^ Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 196, 221, 234. ISBN 9780810875418.

External links

The Munekata Sisters at IMDb

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[1] Thomson, David (2010). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Completely Updated and Expanded. Knopf. pp. 733, 950. ISBN 9780307594617.

[2] Sharp, Jasper (2011). Historical Dictionary of Japanese Cinema. Scarecrow Press. pp. 196, 221, 234. ISBN 9780810875418.

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