My Second Brother - 1959

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.

101min
1959
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato profile pictureHiroyuki NagatoKiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
Kō Nishimura profile pictureKō NishimuraGoro Mitamura
Taiji Tonoyama profile pictureTaiji TonoyamaHemmi Gengoro

About My Second Brother

My Second Brother Overview

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.

Runtime: 101min

Extra details

Original Title: にあんちゃん
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Shohei Imamura
Production Companies
Nikkatsu Corporation