My Second Brother
1959 film
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My Second Brother (にあんちゃん, Nianchan) is a 1959 Japanese drama film by Shōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication.[1][3]
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Directed byShōhei Imamura
Written by
- Ichirō Ikeda
- Shohei Imamura
- Sueko Yasumoto (book)
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
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| Directed by | Shōhei Imamura |
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| Cinematography | Shinsaku Himeda |
| Edited by | Mutsuo Tanji |
| Music by | Toshiro Mayuzumi |
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| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town.
Cast
- Hiroyuki Nagato as Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
- Kayo Matsuo as Yoshiko, eldest sister
- Takeshi Okimura as Kōichi, second brother
- Akiko Maeda as Sueko, younger sister
- Kō Nishimura as Gorō Mitamura
- Yoshio Ōmori as Seki
- Toshio Takahara as shop assistant (bicycle shop)
- Taiji Tonoyama as Gengorō Henmi
- Shinsuke Ashida as Sakai
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Kanako Hori
- Shōichi Ozawa as Haruo Kanayama
- Natsuko Kahara as Kanako's mother
Reception
Film scholar Alexander Jacoby called My Second Brother an "uncharacteristically tender film" for the director.[4]
Awards
- Mainichi Film Award – Best Supporting Actress (Kanako Hori), Best Sound (Fumio Hashimoto)
- Blue Ribbon Awards – Best Actor (Hiroyuki Nagato), Best Supporting Actor (Shōichi Ozawa)