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Kiku and Isamu: Two Siblings Born in Japan (1959)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 57M

Director : Tadashi Imai
Writer : Yoko Mizuki

Synopsis

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.

Actors

Emiko Takahashi
Emiko Takahashi
Kiku Kawada
George Okunoyama
George Okunoyama
Isamu Kawada
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi
Grandma Shigeko
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
Seijiro
Aiko Asahina
Aiko Asahina
Kimie
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Shopkeeper
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
Toshio Takahara
Toshio Takahara
Newspaperman B
Zeko Nakamura
Zeko Nakamura
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Jun Tatara
Jun Tatara
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
Okatsu
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Natsuko Kahara
Natsuko Kahara
Miko
Teruko Nagaoka
Teruko Nagaoka
Nun
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
Man with camera
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Masao Mishima
Masao Mishima
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Policeman
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Newspaperman A

Crews

Tadashi Imai
Tadashi Imai
Director
Shotaro Sumi
Shotaro Sumi
Executive Producer
Takeo Ito
Takeo Ito
Executive Producer
Yoko Mizuki
Yoko Mizuki
Screenplay
Shunichirō Nakao
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
Junji Eguchi
Junji Eguchi
Art Direction
Ryoji Asami
Ryoji Asami
Lighting Technician
Shigeharu Yasue
Shigeharu Yasue
Sound Recordist
Akikazu Kono
Akikazu Kono
Editor
Masao Oki
Masao Oki
Original Music Composer
Yuten Tachibana
Yuten Tachibana
Assistant Director

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