Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
1963 · 1h 46m · Drama
Genres: Drama
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped.
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Writers: Yasunari Kawabata, Toshiro Ide
Music by: Toru Takemitsu
Cinematography: Tōichirō Narushima
Editor: Hisashi Sagara
Cast
Shima Iwashita as Chieko / NaekoSeiji Miyaguchi as Takichiro SadaYoshiko Nakamura as ShigeHiroyuki Nagato as Hideo OtomoTeruo Yoshida as Ryusuke MizukiTamotsu Hayakawa as Shinichi MizukiEijirō Tōno as Sosuke OtomoMichiyo Tamaki as MasakoKakuko Chino as Geisha GirlJunko HaraHaruka ShibuyaIsao ImamuraMore like this
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