The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. An adaptation of a best-selling book based on the diary of a ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) girl, it was one of the first films to deal with the subject of zainichi identity and struggles in Japan.
Credits
My Second Brother Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Taiji Tonoyama
He was 44, 73 years old when he died
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as Hemmi Gengoro |
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Hiroyuki Nagato
He was 25, 77 years old when he died
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as Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother |
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Kayo Matsuo
She was 16, now 81 years old
|
as Yoshiko, eldest sister |
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Kô Nishimura
He was 36, 74 years old when he died
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as Goro Mitamura |
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Akiko Maeda
She was 24, now 41 years old
|
as Sueko, younger sister |
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Shinsuke Ashida
He was 45, 84 years old when he died
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as Sakai |
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Yoshio Omori
He was 50, 74 years old when he died
|
as Seki |
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Takeshi Okimura
|
as Koichi, Nianchan |
My Second Brother Crew
