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      Ani imôto (Older Brother, Younger Sister)

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      william d There were some good dramatic bits at the end, but mostly this movie kind of drags. It didn't do much for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Another striking family melodrama from the golden age of Japanese cinema by Mikio Naruse. Not one of his established classics, but still a cut above. Here Machiko Kyo plays a young woman who falls pregnant out of wedlock, with the father nowhere to be seen. The baby is stillborn and Kyo becomes a woman of low reputation. This has strong effects on her younger sister, a good girl who wishes to be similarly independent, and her older brother, a moralistic roughneck played strikingly out-of-character by Masayuki Mori. No real plot to speak of, but Naruse establishes the rural setting with beautiful cutaway shots, develops his characters efficiently, and lets them act. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine Naruse shows his considerable skill at portraying household dynamics... Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 14, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Mikio Naruse