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My Second Brother
66%
Movie
1h 41m
AI Analysis
My Second Brother (1959) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of My Second Brother (1959) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as identity and ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~101 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate My Second Brother 66% (8 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1959-10-28
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 49569
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Is there an official trailer for My Second Brother?
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What is My Second Brother about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for My Second Brother?
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How long is the movie My Second Brother?
The official runtime for My Second Brother is approximately 101 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Hiroyuki Nagato
Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother

Kayo Matsuo
Yoshiko, eldest sister
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Takeshi Okimura
Koichi, Nianchan
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Akiko Maeda
Sueko, younger sister

Kō Nishimura
Goro Mitamura
- Y
Yoshio Ōmori
Seki

Taiji Tonoyama
Hemmi Gengoro

Shinsuke Ashida
Sakai

Tanie Kitabayashi
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Hideo Fukuhara

Chigusa Takayama

Hitoshi Takagi
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Keiko Tanaka

Shoichi Ozawa
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Yoshiko Maki
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Imari Tsuji

Jun Hamamura

Hisano Yamaoka
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