My Second Brother (1959)
Original title: にあんちゃん
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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.
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Hiroyuki NagatoKiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
Kayo MatsuoYoshiko, eldest sisterTakeshi OkimuraKoichi, NianchanAkiko MaedaSueko, younger sister
Kō NishimuraGoro MitamuraYoshio OmoriSeki
Taiji TonoyamaHemmi Gengoro
Shinsuke AshidaSakaiMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference226700Actor preference388723 · 243915 · 284270Country preferenceJpDecade preference1950
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What is My Second Brother about?
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.
How long is My Second Brother?
My Second Brother has a runtime of 101 minutes.