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Her Brother (おとうと, Otōto, lit. "Younger brother") is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kon Ichikawa. The film is based on the novel Otōto by Aya Koda.[1][2][3] It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a prize for Special Distinction.[4]

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Her Brother
Original Japanese poster.
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa
Written by	Yōko Mizuki
Based on	Otōto by Aya Koda
Produced by	Hiroaki Fujii Masaichi Nagata
Starring	Keiko Kishi
Cinematography	Kazuo Miyagawa
Edited by	Tatsuji Nakashizu
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Production company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Daiei Film
Release date	1 November 1960 (1960-11-01) (Japan) [1]
Running time	97 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

17-year-old Gen takes care of the household of her family due to her stepmother's rheumatism. Meanwhile, her younger brother Hekiro lives a carefree life, repeatedly getting into trouble and making gambling debts. Neither his stepmother interferes with his behaviour, nor does the detached father, a famous novelist. Only Gen scolds Hekiro from time to time, for which he ridicules her, although she is completely devoted to him. When Hekiro falls terminally ill with tuberculosis and is hospitalised, with his sister being the only regular visitor, he finally regrets his behaviour. After Hekiro's death, Gen is taken back home with anemia by the hospital personnel, but once she awakes, she returns to her role as the housekeeper without questioning.

Cast

• Keiko Kishi as Gen
• Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Hekiro
• Kinuyo Tanaka as Mother
• Masayuki Mori as Father
• Kyōko Kishida as Mrs. Tanuma
• Noboru Nakaya as Patrolman Rokoru Shimizu
• Kyōko Enami as Nurse Miyata
• Jun Hamamura as Doctor
• Hikaru Hoshi as Owner of hiring horse
• Juzo Itami as Son of Factory owner
• Noriko Hodaka as Nurse

Background

In order to achieve a desaturated look, the film made use of a cinematographic technique known as bleach bypass.[1] Ichikawa had been inspired by the photography for John Huston's 1956 adaptation of Moby-Dick.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Her Brother at IMDb

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