Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family
Mar 01 1941
•2h 45m
•Drama
After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced to sell their house to cover his debts and decide to move in with one of the former's children, each of whom is scarcely happy to accommodate.
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Hideo Fujino
Shintaro Toda
Fumiko Katsuragi
Mrs. Toda
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Chizuru
Tatsuo Saitō
Shinichiro
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