Our Little Sister

    Genre
    Drama, Family
  • |
    • Runtime
    128 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    Japan
  • |
    • Languages
    Japanese
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Hirokazu Koreeda
WRITTEN BY:
Hirokazu Koreeda, Akimi Yoshida (manga)
CAST INCLUDES:
Suzu Hirose, Masami Nagasawa, Haruka Ayase, Ryô Kase, Kaho

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

From internationally acclaimed director Hirozaku Kore-eda, Cannes Film Festival Official Selection OUR LITTLE SISTER follows Sachi, Yoshino and Chika, who meet their shy teenage half-sister when they travel to the countryside to attend their absentee father's funeral. The siblings bond quickly, and the three sisters invite the newly-orphaned teen, Suzu, to live with them. She eagerly agrees, and together they embark upon a new life of joyful discovery. Ultimately a moving, universal story of a fractured family, Director/Writer Hirokazu Koreeda's film is rated an impeccable 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. RogerEbert.com calls it, "the rare film that captures the everyday pleasures and anguishes of family life."

SYNOPSIS

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.

Our Little Sister

    Genre
    Drama, Family
  • |
    • Runtime
    128 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    PG
  • |
    • Release Date
    2016
  • |
    • Countries
    Japan
  • |
    • Languages
    Japanese
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Hirokazu Koreeda
WRITTEN BY
Hirokazu Koreeda, Akimi Yoshida (manga)
CAST INCLUDES
Suzu Hirose, Masami Nagasawa, Haruka Ayase, Ryô Kase, Kaho
From internationally acclaimed director Hirozaku Kore-eda, Cannes Film Festival Official Selection OUR LITTLE SISTER follows Sachi, Yoshino and Chika, who meet their shy teenage half-sister when they travel to the countryside to attend their absentee father's funeral. The siblings bond quickly, and the three sisters invite the newly-orphaned teen, Suzu, to live with them. She eagerly agrees, and together they embark upon a new life of joyful discovery. Ultimately a moving, universal story of a fractured family, Director/Writer Hirokazu Koreeda's film is rated an impeccable 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. RogerEbert.com calls it, "the rare film that captures the everyday pleasures and anguishes of family life."

After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.

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