The Munekata Sisters
Aug 08 1950
•2h 52m
•Drama
Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a bad drinking habit. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both of them failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. Now he is back and Mariko tries to reunite them. She too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata
Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita
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