Stepbrothers

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.

Director: Miyoji Ieki

Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Hizuru Takachiho, Kōji Nanbara, Chōko Iida, Hiroshi Kondō, Shouichi Nishida

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