The Munekata Sisters
1950, Japanese. Directed by Yasujirō Ozu.
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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The Munekata Sisters is streaming on HBO Max and Criterion Channel in India.
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Cast & crew
- Yasujirō OzuDirector
- Kinuyo TanakaSetsuko Munekata
- Hideko TakamineMariko Munekata
- Ken UeharaHiroshi Tashiro
- Sanae TakasugiYoriko Mashita
- Chishū RyūTadachika Munekata
- So YamamuraRyosuke Mimura
- Yūji HoriMaejima
- Tatsuo SaitōJou Uchida
- Kamatari FujiwaraSangin's Master
- Reikichi KawamuraSangin's Customer
- Setsuko HorikoshiSangin's Maid
- Yoshiko TsubouchiMieko
Details
- Released
- 25 August 1950
- Original title
- 宗方姉妹
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Jiro Osaragi, Kōgo Noda, Yasujirō Ozu
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The Munekata Sisters runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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The Munekata Sisters is streaming on HBO Max and Criterion Channel in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Munekata Sisters?
The Munekata Sisters (1950) was directed by Yasujirō Ozu and stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideko Takamine, Ken Uehara.