Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.
- Awards
- 16 wins & 24 nominations
Ryohei Suzuki
- Dr. Yasuyuki Inoue
- (as Ryôhei Suzuki)
Oshiro Maeda
- Fûta Ozaki
- (as Ohshiroh Maeda)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaBefore they shot the movie, four actresses spent a day at the house together to get familiarized with the layout of the house and get comfortable with each other. They cleaned the house, weeded the garden, cooked meals and ate together. They also fixed the shoji screen, which Koreeda liked it so much that he incorporated the scene in the movie.
- GoofsWhen the four sisters are having their lunch with Chika's boyfriend at their house, in the interior shot looking outward, all the noodles on the main plate have been eaten.
In the next scene, an exterior scene looking inward to the house, Sachi reaches down and takes the plate away but Chika reaches up and takes several noodles off the plate with her chopsticks.
- Quotes
Sachi Kôda: I want you to stay forever.
Suzu Asano: I want to stay forever.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Il était une fois...: Une affaire de famille (2021)
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Our Little Sister
"Our Little Sister" is a simple, beautiful little film. It focuses on a small scale - a bunch of sisters who decide to start caring for their little half-sister after meeting her at their father's funeral - but the characters are universally relatable. It deals with themes of family, love, childhood, dealing with change, and human connection. If anything, this is a very human film.
The cinematography is gorgeous, but subtle and subdued. The film goes along with a slow pace, but this helps it focus on the great beauty of the small moments in everyday life. Although the slow pace of the film make take some time to get into, all the characters feel lovable but flawed by the end. All of the performances, including child actors, are spot on. The slow build up has major payoff because the sentimentality of the film doesn't feel forced or exaggerated. These emotional moments are played pretty straight, and they all work immensely well.
The film is simultaneously a coming of age story for the youngest sister, Suzu, and the oldest, Sachi, although it focuses on each character enough to feel emotionally attached to each one. Even most side characters are given a good degree of depth.
This is a beautiful family film that doesn't just focus on the effect of family, but finding your own family. It's about solidarity with the people one loves despite everything that each person has gone through (or is going through).
The cinematography is gorgeous, but subtle and subdued. The film goes along with a slow pace, but this helps it focus on the great beauty of the small moments in everyday life. Although the slow pace of the film make take some time to get into, all the characters feel lovable but flawed by the end. All of the performances, including child actors, are spot on. The slow build up has major payoff because the sentimentality of the film doesn't feel forced or exaggerated. These emotional moments are played pretty straight, and they all work immensely well.
The film is simultaneously a coming of age story for the youngest sister, Suzu, and the oldest, Sachi, although it focuses on each character enough to feel emotionally attached to each one. Even most side characters are given a good degree of depth.
This is a beautiful family film that doesn't just focus on the effect of family, but finding your own family. It's about solidarity with the people one loves despite everything that each person has gone through (or is going through).
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- Nov 27, 2016
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- Country of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Kamakura Diary
- Filming locations
- Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan(town where the three sisters live)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $467,555
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,118
- Jul 10, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $15,946,109
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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