Film

The Sisters' Agreement

1940 · 1h 24m · Drama

A family comprised of a father, mother and three sisters lives in a posh area. The father is a doctor who has to join the army and work at war. The four remaining women have to take care of themselves. The eldest sister is calm and lady-like. The middle sister (played by Hara Setsuko), in contrast, is active and contemporary. She aspires to be a physician too. The story is based on Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

Ranko Hanai

Fusako

Setsuko Hara

Sachiko

Yuriko Hanabusa

Satoko

Heihachirō Ōkawa

Hideo Nogami

Yoshio Kosugi

Gonnosuke Ooshi

Takashi Kotaka

Hiroshi Ogawa

Tsuruko Mano

Grandmother

Akira Nakamura

Takashi Ooshi

Harue Wakahara

Harumi

• Satsuo YamamotoDirector
• Yoshichi YamashitaScreenplay
• Teppei HimuroProducer

Release date

October 30, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

Drama