is a 1996 Japanese drama film directed by

Yōichi Higashi is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for '' Yasashii Nipponjin'' in 1971, ...

. It is the story of two Japanese twin brothers growing up in post-war rural Japan. The film won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the

46th Berlin International Film Festival The 46th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1996. The Golden Bear was awarded to British-American film ''Sense and Sensibility'' directed by Ang Lee. The retrospective dedicated to American film director, p ...

Cast

Mieko Harada is a Japanese actress from Tokyo. She has played various roles in many motion pictures, television shows and television dramas since her debut in 1974. Career Harada most notably portrayed Lady Kaede in Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film '' Ran'', an ...

as Mizue Tashima (mother) * Keigo Matsuyama as Seizo Tashima * Shogo Matsuyama as Yukihiko Tashima * Kyozo Nagatsuka as Kenzo Tashima (father) * Kaneko Iwasaki as Toshie * Hosei Komatsu as Grandfather *

Tokuko Sugiyama Tokuko (written: ) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese dancer and actress *, Japanese empress *, Japanese photographer {{given name Japanese feminine given names Femi ...

as Grandmother * Koichi Ueda as Iwata, Principal

References

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* 1996 films 1996 drama films Japanese drama films 1990s Japanese-language films Films about children Films about twin brothers Films set in the 1940s Films directed by Yōichi Higashi 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub