Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Kinuyo Tanaka
Setsuko Munekata
Lead
Hideko Takamine
Mariko Munekata
Ken Uehara
Hiroshi Tashiro
Sanae Takasugi
Yoriko Mashita
Chishū Ryū
Tadachika Munekata
So Yamamura
Ryosuke Mimura
Yūji Hori
Maejima
Tatsuo Saitō
Jou Uchida
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yasujirō Ozu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Munekata Sisters is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
