Stepbrothers (1957)
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.
Drama
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
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