JAPAN · 1950

The Munekata Sisters

Yasujiro Ozu
Japanese Golden Age unrequited love unhappy marriage love triangle family relationships missed opportunities
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Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.

Year1950
CountryJapan
DirectorYasujiro Ozu
The Munekata Sisters poster

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