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6.6 1h 41m

My Second Brother

The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.

Top Cast

  • Hiroyuki Nagato

    Hiroyuki Nagato

    Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother

  • Kayo Matsuo

    Kayo Matsuo

    Yoshiko, eldest sister

  • Takeshi Okimura

    Takeshi Okimura

    Koichi, Nianchan

  • Akiko Maeda

    Akiko Maeda

    Sueko, younger sister

  • Kō Nishimura

    Kō Nishimura

    Goro Mitamura

  • Yoshio Ōmori

    Yoshio Ōmori

    Seki

  • Taiji Tonoyama

    Taiji Tonoyama

    Hemmi Gengoro

  • Shinsuke Ashida

    Shinsuke Ashida

    Sakai

  • Tanie Kitabayashi

    Tanie Kitabayashi

Overview

The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.

Rating

6.6 / 10
8 Reviews
1 Popular

Recommendations

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Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.

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6.7 2020