Her Brother Dir: Ichikawa Kon   Scr: Mizuki Yoko Original Story: Koda Aya Prod: Nagata Masaichi Planning   Prod: Fujii Hiroaki Prod Co: Daiei Motion Picture (later Kadokawa) Cast: Kishi Keiko, Kawaguchi Hiroshi, Tanaka Kinuyo, Mori Masayuki 1960 / Colour / 35mm / Japanese / Eng Subtitles / 98min

This story of a young woman who takes care for her brother is set in the Taisho era, the brief 15-year tenure squeezed between the sweeping Meiji era and the chaotic Showa era. To "evoke the dark feeling of Taisho," cinematographer Miyagawa Kazuo altered the film's color scheme by inventing the silver retention process, which is still in use today. This enhances Ichikawa's always brilliant widescreen mise-en-scene, visually realizing the intricate web of dynamics in a patriarchal family. The film also offers wonderful portrayals of women, brought to life by Kishi Keiko as the sister and Tanaka Kinuyo as her manipulative mother.