OUR LITTLE SISTER (CERT. PG)
JAPAN 2015
DIRECTED BY HIROKAZU KORE-EDA
COLOUR 127 MINS
WITH: SUZU HIROSE, HARUKA AYASE, MASAMI NAGASAWA, KAHO
After years of living with their grandmother, three sisters in their twenties are
joined by their 14-year-old half-sister, who had previously been living with their
estranged father, now deceased.
Several international awards
‘Filled with stunningly photographed landscapes and scene after scene of mouth-watering
food, Our Little Sister is a sumptuous portrait of a beautifully elegant culture.’ – Home
Cinema
‘This sweetly tender movie, an exquisite portrait of family-life, is unassuming and superbly
composed.’ – The Guardian
‘A beautiful drama with comedic undertones about the tension between the comforts of
family-life and the vast possibilities beyond it.’ – St Louis Post-Dispatch
‘Provides ineffable pleasure for patient audiences in tune with the understated emotions and
softly undulating rhythms of classical Japanese family-dramas.’ – Variety
‘Emotions are discussed openly and issues are confronted – an enchanting, uplifting and
moving film with sublime acting by the female stars.’ – Japan Society of the UK
