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My Second Brother

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My Second Brother
Directed byShōhei Imamura
Written by
  • Ichirō Ikeda
  • Shohei Imamura
  • Sueko Yasumoto (book)
Starring
CinematographyShinsaku Himeda
Edited byMutsuo Tanji
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Production
company
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • October 28, 1959 (1959-10-28) (Japan)
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Running time
101 minutes
LanguageJapanese

My Second Brother (にあんちゃん, Nianchan) is a 1959 Japanese drama film by Shōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication.[1][3]

Plot

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The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town.

Cast

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Reception

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Film scholar Alexander Jacoby called My Second Brother an "uncharacteristically tender film" for the director.[4]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  3. ^ "にあんちゃん (My Second Brother)" (in Japanese). Kotobank. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. pp. 65–68. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
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