Brother and Sister (1976 film) explained

Brother and Sister
Director:	Tadashi Imai
Starring:	Kumiko Akiyoshi Hideji Ōtaki
Studio:	Toho
Runtime:	88 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai. It is the second remake of the award-winning 1935 novel of the same name by Saisei Murō.^[1] The original film version, directed by Sotoji Kimura, was released in 1936, and the first remake, directed by Mikio Naruse and starring Masayuki Mori and Machiko Kyo, was released in 1953.^[2] It won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 5th International Film Festival of India.

Cast

• Kumiko Akiyoshi as Mon
• Masao Kusakari as Inokichi
• Hideji Ōtaki as Akaza
• Kimiko Ikegami as San
• Natsuko Kahara as Riki
• Atomu Shimojō as Kobata
• Keizō Kanie as Kifuji

Awards and nominations

1st Hochi Film Award^[3]

• Won: Best Actress - Kumiko Akiyoshi
• Won: Best Supporting Actor - Hideji Ōtaki

Notes and References

1. Web site: あにいもうと. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: あにいもうととは. kotobank. 27 December 2020.
3. Web site: http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1976/. ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー. 2010-01-26. Japanese. Cinema Hochi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091124051449/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1976/. 2009-11-24.