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The Munekata Sisters
The Munekata Sisters
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THE MUNEKATA SISTERS

宗方姉妹 | Munekata kyôdai

Directed by Yasujirô Ozu
Japan, 1950
Drama

Synopsis

Tradition-bound Setsuko stays faithful to her husband Mimura despite his violent, drunken rages. Her liberated sister Mariko encourages her to leave him and rekindle a romance with a former lover, Hiroshi, whom she herself is secretly in love with.

Synopsis

Tradition-bound Setsuko stays faithful to her husband Mimura despite his violent, drunken rages. Her liberated sister Mariko encourages her to leave him and rekindle a romance with a former lover, Hiroshi, whom she herself is secretly in love with.