
Four Sisters
1962-07-01 · 105 min · ★ 6.0
A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.
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- Directors
- Masaharu Segawa
- Production companies
- Toei Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Yoshiko MitaMasako Katagiri
Sonny ChibaShinkichi Hayami
Tetsuro TambaMasao Igarashi
Isao KimuraShoji Ohtsu
Chishū Ryū
Chikage OogiMisao Katagiri
Kaneko IwasakiKanako Katagiri
Fumio WatanabeTatsuo Sakurai
Hiroshi MinamiSankichi Asayama
Kō NishimuraMichiharu Mitsumine
Shigeko AraiKazuko
Machiko YashiroMitsumine's woman
Mitsuko YoshikawaHisako Ueno
Sadako SawamuraMakiko
Takeshi Hasebe
Akikane Sawa
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