Stepbrothers
Directed by Miyoji Ieki
Plot
In a military family, an illegitimate son is brutalized by his brothers. A patriarchal, feudalistic household where dissent is forbidden is used to reveal the whole imperialist system that afflicted Japan between 1921 and 1946.
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Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Rie
Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido
Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
Kōji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Chōko Iida
Masu
Hiroshi Kondō
Kojiro, second son of Kido
Shouichi Nishida
Ichirojo, Kido's eldest son
Tomo'o Nagai
The regimental commander
Ton Shimada
Ōta
Tatsuya Gashuin
Nakajirō Tomita
Shōhachi Uchikoshi
Takashi Sue
Natsue Shiga