Story of movie My Second Brother :
My Second Brother (?????? Nianchan) is a 1959 Japanese film by director Shohei Imamura.
| My Second Brother | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Shohei Imamura |
| Written by | Ichir? Ikeda Shohei Imamura |
| Starring | Hiroyuki Nagato Kayo Matsuo Takeshi Okimura Akiko Maeda K? Nishimura Yoshio ?mori Taiji Tonoyama Shinsuke Ashida Tanie Kitabayashi |
| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu Corporation |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Screenplay
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
- Hiroyuki Nagato - Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
- Kayo Matsuo - Yoshiko, eldest sister
- Takeshi Okimura - K?ichi, Nianchan
- Akiko Maeda - Sueko, younger sister
- K? Nishimura - Gor? Mitamura
- Yoshio ?mori - Seki
- Taiji Tonoyama - Gengor? Henmi
- Shinsuke Ashida - Sakai
Wins
- Mainichi Film Award – Best Supporting Actress, Best Sound
- Blue Ribbon Awards – Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor
Nominations
- Berlin Film Festival – Golden Bear
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