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Our Little Sister
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Our Little Sister

2015-06-13 · 127 min · ★ 7.6

Drama

After the death of their estranged father, 3 adult sisters invite their teenaged half-sister to live with them.

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Directors
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Production companies
Shogakukan, TOHO, Fuji Television Network, BUN-BUKU, GAGA Corporation, FILM
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 346,485

Top Cast

Haruka AyaseHaruka AyaseSachi Kōda
Masami NagasawaMasami NagasawaYoshino Kōda
KahoKahoChika Kōda
Suzu HiroseSuzu HiroseSuzu Asano
Ryo KaseRyo KaseMinami Sakashita
Ryohei SuzukiRyohei SuzukiDr. Yasuyuki Inoue
Ikeda TakafumiIkeda TakafumiSanzō Hamada
Kentaro SakaguchiKentaro SakaguchiTomoaki Fujii
Oshirō MaedaOshirō MaedaFūta Ozaki
Midoriko KimuraMidoriko KimuraHideko Takano
Yuko NakamuraYuko NakamuraYōko Asano
Kazuaki ShimizuKazuaki ShimizuToshio Iida
Kaoru HirataKaoru Hirata
Masumi NomuraMasumi NomuraNurse
Seki YukiMasashi Ogata
Mikami SayaMikami SayaMiho Kaneko
Fukiko HaraFukiko HaraMidori Ogata
Takamitsu NonakaTakamitsu Nonaka
Saito Kanako
Yuki KimuraYoshimi Tokuno

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