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The Munekata Sisters is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Yasujirō Ozu with Kinuyo Tanaka
The Munekata Sisters (1950)
Munekata kyōdai
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Add to a movie listLes Sœurs Munakata (宗方姉妹, Munekata kyōdai) est un film japonais de Yasujirō Ozu, sorti en 1950.
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Comme dans tous les films de la dernière période d'Ozu, le film gravite autour de la famille, tiraillée entre tradition et modernité.Actors
Kinuyo Tanaka
(Setsuko Munekata)
Hideko Takamine
(Mariko Munekata)
Ken Uehara
(Hiroshi Tashiro)
Chishū Ryū
(Tadachika Munekata)
Sanae Takasugi
(Yoriko Mashita)
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