
Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
1h 46m | PG-13
In this Japanese drama, a dry goods merchant's daughter is surprised to discover that she has a twin sister. In rural Japan it was thought that twins bring bad luck, so the sister was abandoned at birth. Later her parents tell her that her sister was kidnapped. The woman doesn't believe this and when she eventually meets her twin, both women are involved in love affairs. The merchant's daughter is seeing an educated fellow. Trouble ensues when she begins suspecting that he may be more interested in her sister.
Director: Noboru Nakamura
Studio: Shochiku
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Shima Iwashita
as Chieko / Naeko

Seiji Miyaguchi
as Takichiro Sada

Yoshiko Nakamura
as Shige

Hiroyuki Nagato
as Hideo Otomo

Teruo Yoshida
as Ryusuke Mizuki

Tamotsu Hayakawa
as Shinichi Mizuki