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The Tokyo Siblings
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The Tokyo Siblings

1995-01-14 · 92 min · ★ 5.0

Drama

Living in an old Tokyo district, Kenichi works at a second-hand bookshop to support his sister, Yoko, a high school student. When Yoko graduates, she starts work at a photo shop. By the time, Kenichi's girlfriend has decided to marry someone else as she is tired of waiting for him. When Yoko starts dating Kenichi's best friend, Makoto , he is strangely resentful, but when Makoto is involved in a fatal accident, brother and sister resume their routine life.

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Directors
Jun Ichikawa
Production companies
Right Vision Corporation
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yuriko HirookaYuriko HirookaYoshiko Hayashi
Urara AwataUrara AwataYoko Higure
Rie MinemuraRie Minemura
Naoto OgataNaoto OgataKen'ichi Higure
Toru TezukaToru TezukaMakoto Mimura

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