Stepbrothers
7.3
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.
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Cast
24 people
Kinuyo Tanaka
Rie
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Rentaro Mikuni
Hantaro Kido
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Yoshio Miyajima
Miyoji Ieki
Nobuyoshi Terada
Katsuo Nakamura
Tomohide, the fourth son of Kido
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Yoshikata Yoda
Yasushi Akutagawa
Hizuru Takachiho
Haru, beloved of Tomohide
Known for
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Torahiko Tamiya
Kōji Nanbara
Yoshitoshi, the third son of Kido
Known for
Branded to Kill
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Seiichiro Sakaeda
Miyoji Ieki Director · Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Nobuyoshi Terada Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.3B · Budget $65M · First release June 25, 1957
Box office
Budget
$65,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,281,000,000
Gross vs. budget
19.7×
Production
Dokuritsu Eiga
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
異母兄弟
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 25, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
August 18, 1958
Russia
August 18, 1958 · Theatrical
Slovakia
July 27, 1958 · Karlovy Vary Film Festival
XC
January 30, 1959 · Theatrical
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