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Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister
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OUR LITTLE SISTER

Umimachi Diary | 海街diary

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda
Japan, 2015
Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father—absent for 15 years—dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their teenage half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them and a new life of joyful discovery begins for them.

Synopsis

Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father—absent for 15 years—dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their teenage half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them and a new life of joyful discovery begins for them.

Our take

From the prolific writer-director of the Palme d’Or-winning Shoplifters comes this tender family drama in the vein of Yasujirō Ozu or Mikio Naruse. Hirokazu Koreeda wisely assembles a series of vignettes of everyday moments to explore sisterly relationships and the deep bonds between families.