Brother and Sister

The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.

Director: Mikio Naruse

Cast: Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Yūji Hori, Eiji Funakoshi, Reizaburo Yamamoto, Kumeko Urabe, Mantarō Ushio

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.