Dear Summer Sister(1972)
14-year-old Sunaoko travels from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, with her father’s young fiancée Momoko in search of her half-brother whom she has never met. Their guide, a beer-guzzling ex-soldier, takes them to the locale’s tourist attractions, quickly delving into the underlying scars of the island’s wartime history.
Movie: Dear Summer Sister
Top 8 Billed Cast
Sunaoko Kikuchi
Momoko Kofujida
Kôsuke Kikuchi
Takuzo Sakurada
Rintoku Teruya
Tsuru Ômura
Shinkô Kuniyoshi
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14-year-old Sunaoko travels from Tokyo to Naha, Okinawa, with her father’s young fiancée Momoko in search of her half-brother whom she has never met. Their guide, a beer-guzzling ex-soldier, takes them to the locale’s tourist attractions, quickly delving into the underlying scars of the island’s wartime history.
Release Date
1972-08-05
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4.5
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