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Our Little Sister

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After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.

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Our Little Sister uses the story of one fractured family to offer universal -- and deeply moving -- observations on the human condition.

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Aliza Ma Film Comment Magazine 11/03/2017
Never shying away from the picturesque, the film depicts a vivid world that is crystal clear, gleaming, and suffused with life. Go to Full Review
Raphael Abraham Financial Times 12/27/2016
4/5
[A] warmly enveloping exploration of grief, guilt and gradually letting go. Go to Full Review
Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch 09/15/2016
4/4
Rarely has a film more eloquently captured the universality of human experience. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia May 17
6/10
It's a tender, condescending film about sisterhood, but unfortunately, it ends up being naive in its statement of intent, lacking dramatic strength to add dimensions to the moral dilemma. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Michael Clark Epoch Times 12/27/2022
5/5
It could prove to be too safe for a few, but for those seeking a true reflection of real life in a foreign land and want to witness a fractured family repairing itself under unorthodox circumstances, “Our Little Sister” is an uplifting endearing must-see. Go to Full Review
David Bax Battleship Pretension 01/05/2021
Kore-eda seems so preoccupied with such small observations that the viewer may only gradually realize that time is passing and major events are taking place. That's the point, though, and beautifully illustrated. Go to Full Review
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Fabhian C @RT65980470 Oct 13 It's absolutely good See more Clara Y @RT49213015 10/24/2024 It's a super heartfelt movie that shows the beauty of sisterly bond and a coastal town's charm. The director really brings out the emotions and humor in a way that makes you feel for each character. See more Georgan G @RT98616417 09/19/2024 A touching, beautifully filmed story about the circle of life and how precious kindness truly is. See more Pathetic b @RT13292975 02/08/2024 The storytelling, not only in hindsight, gave me the feeling of being constantly pulled along by my nosehairs towards a deffinite direction. The end. Very formulaic, constructed. Even the characters, their "individual" traits. Not natural at all. That was really dissapointing and underwhelming. Having seen some of his other movies. I don't think people should spend their real life in a dark room watching things like this. That is, to me, not what cinema was ever created for. To me, it has to be some kind of art. But he is, generally, a excellent director and every actor always seems to feel very, very comfortable with his style. See more William D @acsdoug 04/14/2023 Possibly the chickflickiest chick flick of all time. See more isla s @RT89656869 09/01/2022 I really enjoyed this film. Its a gentle, laidback style film, which I felt had a particularly good use of music score - it wasn't too overbearing. I enjoyed seeing the sisters interact and learning about their individual lives. There are themes present including secrets, death and the importance of families. Its a thoughtful watch and I also enjoyed watching it in terms of seeing the Japanese surroundings. The house the film is mostly set in is quite pretty and there are some other places shown. I thought it was interesting to see how they deal with death in terms of the ceremonies shown and the like - it does definitely show an aspect of Japanese culture, although its a drama film rather than a documentary as such. It may be a little slow, plot development wise but if your like me and enjoy world cinema, esp, Asian world cinema, and learning about other cultures, or if you like dramas about family secrets and the like, then this is well worth a watch (as long as your ok with subtitles, obviously). See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the death of their estranged father, three siblings (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho) invite their half sister (Suzu Hirose) to live with them.
Director
Hirokazu Koreeda
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Film Inc.
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Brief Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 8, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$496.2K
Runtime
2h 6m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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