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The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters

1950 · 112 min · JA · 6.8 (20 votes)
Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Sanae Takasugi, Chishū Ryū, So Yamamura · Music Ichirō Saitō
Drama

Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko (Setsuko's sister) tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

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A quiet, contemplative drama exploring the unspoken desires and generational divides within a Japanese family. It feels like watching old photographs come to life, filled with lingering glances and the weight of unspoken words.

melancholicwistfuldramaticintrospectiveslow-burnclassic Japanese cinemadomestic dramacharacter-drivenfamilyregretunrequited lovesocietal expectations
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