My Second Brother

My Second Brother (にあんちゃん) is a 1959 Japanese drama film by Shōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication.

Plot
The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town.

Cast

 * Hiroyuki Nagato as Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother
 * Kayo Matsuo as Yoshiko, eldest sister
 * Takeshi Okimura as Kōichi, second brother
 * Akiko Maeda as Sueko, younger sister
 * Kō Nishimura as Gorō Mitamura
 * Yoshio Ōmori as Seki
 * Toshio Takahara as shop assistant (bicycle shop)
 * Taiji Tonoyama as Gengorō Henmi
 * Shinsuke Ashida as Sakai
 * Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Kanako Hori
 * Shōichi Ozawa as Haruo Kanayama
 * Natsuko Kahara as Kanako's mother

Reception
Film scholar Alexander Jacoby called My Second Brother an "uncharacteristically tender film" for the director.

Awards

 * Mainichi Film Award – Best Supporting Actress (Kanako Hori), Best Sound (Fumio Hashimoto)
 * Blue Ribbon Awards – Best Actor (Hiroyuki Nagato), Best Supporting Actor (Shōichi Ozawa)