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The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family

Original title: Toda-ke no kyôdai
  • 19411941
  • 1h 45m
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7.3/10
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The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
Drama
When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left her with nothing but debt and married children who are unwilling to support her--except for her most... Read allWhen the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left her with nothing but debt and married children who are unwilling to support her--except for her most thoughtful son, just returned from China.When the patriarch of the Toda family suddenly dies, his widow discovers that he has left her with nothing but debt and married children who are unwilling to support her--except for her most thoughtful son, just returned from China.
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1.3K
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    • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Tadao Ikeda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Mieko Takamine
    • Shin Saburi
    • Hideo Fujino
    • Yasujirô Ozu
    • Tadao Ikeda
    • Yasujirô Ozu
  • Stars
    • Mieko Takamine
    • Shin Saburi
    • Hideo Fujino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 8User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    Michiko Kuwano, Kuniko Miyake, and Mieko Takamine in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Michiko Kuwano and Shin Saburi in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Chôko Iida and Mieko Takamine in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Ayako Katsuragi, Michiko Kuwano, and Mieko Takamine in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Mieko Takamine in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Chôko Iida in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Ayako Katsuragi in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Shin Saburi in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Ayako Katsuragi and Mieko Takamine in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Toshiaki Konoe, Tatsuo Saitô, and Mitsuko Yoshikawa in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Ayako Katsuragi, Kuniko Miyake, Mieko Takamine, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, and Mitsuko Yoshikawa in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)
    Ayako Katsuragi, Toshiaki Konoe, Kuniko Miyake, Shin Saburi, Tatsuo Saitô, Mieko Takamine, Yoshiko Tsubouchi, and Mitsuko Yoshikawa in The Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family (1941)

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    Mieko Takamine
    Mieko Takamine
    • Setsuko Toda
    Shin Saburi
    Shin Saburi
    • Shojiro Toda
    Hideo Fujino
    • Shintaro Toda
    Ayako Katsuragi
    Ayako Katsuragi
    • Mrs. Toda
    Mitsuko Yoshikawa
    Mitsuko Yoshikawa
    • Chizuru
    Masao Hayama
    Masao Hayama
    • Ryokichi
    Tatsuo Saitô
    Tatsuo Saitô
    • Shinichiro
    Kuniko Miyake
    Kuniko Miyake
    • Kazuko
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    Yoshiko Tsubouchi
    • Ayako
    Michiko Kuwano
    Michiko Kuwano
    • Tokiko
    Chishû Ryû
    Chishû Ryû
    • Shojiro's Friend
    Chiyoko Fumiya
    • Take
    Chôko Iida
    Chôko Iida
    • Kiyo
    Yaeko Izumo
    • Shige
    Reikichi Kawamura
    • Suzuki
    Shohichi Kawamura
    • Suzuki
    Toshiaki Konoe
    • Ayako's Husband
    Masami Morikawa
    • Kazuko's Friend - Tanimoto's wife
      • Yasujirô Ozu
      • Tadao Ikeda
      • Yasujirô Ozu
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    • Trivia
      There has been speculation that Ozu's direction of this film related to his own family's situation where his sister-in-law (married to his older brother) and mother did not get along.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Spring on the Korean Peninsula (1941)

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    8/10
    Japanese domestic drama courtesy of Shochiku...
    ...and director Yasujiro Ozu. When the patriarch of a wealthy and respected family dies suddenly, his children are shocked to learn that he was secretly deeply in debt. They are forced to sell off his property and belongings to pay off this debt, which unfortunately leaves their mother (Ayako Katsuragi) and youngest, unmarried sister Setsuko (Mieko Takamine) without a place to live. The various brothers and sisters take them in, but personality clashes and selfish behavior finds the two women shuffled from one place to the next.

    Ozu's strict, regimented filming technique is in full effect here, with cameras set low and at a distance, rarely moving within a scene, and very little music used to score. The performances are all low key, and much of the dialogue is seemingly banal banter. But there is a lot of roiling emotion suppressed in these characters, and it boils up on occasion to moving effect, although never in a loud or hysterical way, as in a more westernized movie. Shin Saburi is a stand-out as the black sheep brother who lives far away but brings harsh truths to the forefront during his infrequent visits. One aspect of the story that is sad in hindsight is when a character rhapsodizes about what a prosperous future they will have working in China, as this was made during the Japanese occupation. That didn't work out so well for the Japanese, or the Chinese for that matter. Recommended.
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      • May 11, 1982 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Shochiku-Ofuna, Ofuna, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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