Poster of My Second Brother

My Second Brother

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, October 28 1959
66 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

Portrait of Hiroyuki NagatoHiroyuki Nagato. Hiroyuki Nagato was 25 in My Second Brother as 'Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 10 1934 –
Died: Sat, May 21 2011
Portrait of Kayo MatsuoKayo Matsuo. Kayo Matsuo was 16 in My Second Brother as 'Yoshiko, eldest sister'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 17 1943
Portrait of Takeshi OkimuraTakeshi Okimura. Takeshi Okimura was >> in My Second Brother as 'Koichi, Nianchan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akiko MaedaAkiko Maeda. Akiko Maeda was >> in My Second Brother as 'Sueko, younger sister'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura. Kō Nishimura was 36 in My Second Brother as 'Goro Mitamura'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 25 1923 –
Died: Tue, Apr 29 1997
Portrait of Yoshio ŌmoriYoshio Ōmori. Yoshio Ōmori was 50 in My Second Brother as 'Seki'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 07 1909 –
Died: Thu, Nov 17 1983
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 44 in My Second Brother as 'Hemmi Gengoro'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Shinsuke AshidaShinsuke Ashida. Shinsuke Ashida was 42 in My Second Brother as 'Sakai'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jan 09 1999
Portrait of Tanie KitabayashiTanie Kitabayashi. Tanie Kitabayashi was 48 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Sun, May 21 1911 –
Died: Tue, Apr 27 2010
Portrait of Hideo FukuharaHideo Fukuhara. Hideo Fukuhara was 36 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Mon, Mar 05 1923
Portrait of Chigusa TakayamaChigusa Takayama. Chigusa Takayama was 28 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Fri, Mar 06 1931
Portrait of Hitoshi TakagiHitoshi Takagi. Hitoshi Takagi was 34 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Thu, Feb 26 1925 –
Died: Wed, Feb 11 2004
Portrait of Keiko TanakaKeiko Tanaka. Keiko Tanaka was >> in My Second Brother
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shoichi OzawaShoichi Ozawa. Shoichi Ozawa was 30 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Sat, Apr 06 1929 –
Died: Mon, Dec 10 2012
Portrait of Yoshiko MakiYoshiko Maki. Yoshiko Maki was 38 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Thu, Mar 17 1921
Portrait of Imari TsujiImari Tsuji. Imari Tsuji was 38 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Sun, Mar 20 1921
Portrait of Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura. Jun Hamamura was 53 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Wed, Feb 07 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995
Portrait of Hisano YamaokaHisano Yamaoka. Hisano Yamaoka was 33 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Fri, Aug 27 1926 –
Died: Mon, Feb 15 1999
Portrait of Hideji ŌtakiHideji Ōtaki. Hideji Ōtaki was 34 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Sat, Jun 06 1925 –
Died: Tue, Oct 02 2012
Portrait of Akemi KayoAkemi Kayo. Akemi Kayo was >> in My Second Brother
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nobuo KawakamiNobuo Kawakami. Nobuo Kawakami was >> in My Second Brother
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bumon KaharaBumon Kahara. Bumon Kahara was 55 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Mon, Jun 13 1904
Portrait of Kōjirō KusanagiKōjirō Kusanagi. Kōjirō Kusanagi was 30 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Thu, Sep 19 1929 –
Died: Sun, Nov 11 2007
Portrait of Michio HinoMichio Hino. Michio Hino was 45 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Tue, Mar 10 1914
Portrait of Takanobu HozumiTakanobu Hozumi. Takanobu Hozumi was 28 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Mon, Jul 20 1931 –
Died: Fri, Oct 19 2018
Portrait of Kazuko YoshiyukiKazuko Yoshiyuki. Kazuko Yoshiyuki was 24 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Fri, Aug 09 1935 –
Died: Tue, Sep 02 2025
Portrait of Teruko KishiTeruko Kishi. Teruko Kishi was 54 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Mon, May 01 1905 –
Died: Thu, May 10 1990
Portrait of Hideaki NitaniHideaki Nitani. Hideaki Nitani was 29 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Tue, Jan 28 1930 –
Died: Sat, Jan 07 2012
Portrait of Someshō MatsumotoSomeshō Matsumoto. Someshō Matsumoto was 56 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Fri, Mar 20 1903 –
Died: Mon, Aug 12 1985
Portrait of Toshio TakaharaToshio Takahara. Toshio Takahara was 36 in My Second Brother
Birthday: Tue, May 01 1923 –
Died: Sat, Feb 26 2000

Crew

Portrait of Shōhei ImamuraShōhei Imamura. Shōhei Imamura was 33 in My Second Brother as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 15 1926 –
Died: Tue, May 30 2006
Portrait of Shinsaku HimedaShinsaku Himeda. Shinsaku Himeda was 42 in My Second Brother as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sun, Nov 19 1916 –
Died: Tue, Jul 29 1997
Portrait of Kirio UrayamaKirio Urayama. Kirio Urayama was 28 in My Second Brother as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sun, Dec 14 1930 –
Died: Sun, Oct 20 1985
Portrait of Yasuo IwakiYasuo Iwaki. Yasuo Iwaki was >> in My Second Brother as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ichirō IkedaIchirō Ikeda. Ichirō Ikeda was 36 in My Second Brother as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, Sep 30 1923 –
Died: Sat, Nov 04 1989
Portrait of Mutsuo TanjiMutsuo Tanji. Mutsuo Tanji was >> in My Second Brother as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toshirō MayuzumiToshirō Mayuzumi. Toshirō Mayuzumi was 30 in My Second Brother as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Feb 20 1929 –
Died: Thu, Apr 10 1997
Portrait of Sueko YasumotoSueko Yasumoto. Sueko Yasumoto was >> in My Second Brother as 'Novel'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kimihiko NakamuraKimihiko Nakamura. Kimihiko Nakamura was >> in My Second Brother as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Wed, Jul 07 2010
Portrait of Fumio HashimotoFumio Hashimoto. Fumio Hashimoto was 31 in My Second Brother as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 14 1928 –
Died: Fri, Nov 02 2012