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2 Cast  





3 Reception  





4 Awards  





5 References  





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My Second Brother
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Written by
  • Ichirō Ikeda
  • Shohei Imamura
  • Sueko Yasumoto (book)
  • Starring
  • Kayo Matsuo
  • CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
    Edited byMutsuo Tanji
    Music byToshiro Mayuzumi

    Production
    company

    Nikkatsu

    Distributed byNikkatsu

    Release date

    • October 28, 1959 (1959-10-28) (Japan)
    [1][2]

    Running time

    101 minutes
    LanguageJapanese

    My Second Brother (にあんちゃん, Nianchan) is a 1959 Japanese drama filmbyShōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication.[1][3]

    Plot[edit]

    The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town.

    Cast[edit]

    Reception[edit]

    Film scholar Alexander Jacoby called My Second Brother an "uncharacteristically tender film" for the director.[4]

    Awards[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • ^ "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • ^ "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  • ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
  • External links[edit]

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  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=My_Second_Brother&oldid=1180007064"

    Categories: 
    1959 films
    1959 drama films
    Japanese drama films
    Japanese black-and-white films
    Films directed by Shohei Imamura
    Nikkatsu films
    Films with screenplays by Ichirô Ikeda
    1950s Japanese films
    Films scored by Toshiro Mayuzumi
    Films about Zainichi Korean people
    1950s Japanese film stubs
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