Little Sister

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Cast & Crew

Haruka Ayase
Sachi Kôda

Masami Nagasawa
Yoshino Kôda

Kaho
Chika Kôda

Suzu Hirose
Suzu Asano

Kirin Kiki
Fumiyo Kikuchi

Shinobu Ôtake
Miyako Sasaki

Ryô Kase
Yoshimi Sakashita

Jun Fubuki
Sachiko Ninomiya

Hirokazu Koreeda
Director

Hirokazu Koreeda
Screenwriter

Mikiya Takimoto
Cinematographer

Yôko Kanno
Original Music

Keiko Mitsumatsu
Production Design

Minami Ichikawa
Executive Producer

Satomi Odake
Executive Producer

Yasushi Ogawa
Executive Producer

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Audience Reviews for Little Sister

• Nov 08, 2017

  Despite the charisma and talent of its actresses, Koreeda's film is so uneventful and without a clear focus that it feels dull and uninteresting, failing to offer a reason compelling enough to make us follow a family of sisters who just live together.
  Carlos M Super Reviewer
• Jul 08, 2016

  http://cinephilecrocodile.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/our-littlesister-dir-hirokazu-koreeda.html
  Anthony L Super Reviewer
• Jun 11, 2016

  Literally never thought this would end. It's not a bad movie, not at all. It is beautifully made and the four actresses are completely believable as sisters and have well written personalities. It is just so long at two hours and it plods along with not a lot happening. Three adult sisters take in the teenage half sister they never met following their estranged fathers death. They live in a quiet town and the movie follows the small moments that make up anyone's lives. They go to work, they cook, they go to the local restaurant. There's small moments showing relationships with boyfriends, co workers, their auntie, none of it is all that fleshed out. It's a sweet movie, but it's exceedingly slow and hard to get through. Though I liked it, I was tempted to switch it off at so many points.
  Nicki M Super Reviewer
• Oct 08, 2015

  VIFF Review: Koreeda's latest film is another emotional drama that's both sweet, yet, filled with a tragic past that the sisters in this film cannot let go. Then when attending their father's funeral after 15 years of not seeing him, they meet Suzu, their half-sister for the first time. After they notice Suzu dislikes her mother, they asks her to move in with them and from there, all of their lives are enriched by gaining the little sister that they never had, yet, they are also reminded constantly of their terrible relationship with their father and the things that they have no talked about for several years are painfully brought to life again. "Our Little Sister" provides us with an intriguing family dynamic that might seem like Science Fiction to some while relating immensely and accurately with others. Either way, it's a beautiful story about overcoming a sad past by bonding with the family you have and moving forward. The characters shine and the slow pace does not come across as tedious, but rather appreciated as we get to spend 128 minutes with these characters as we watch their pain and joy flesh out over the course of the film, giving a very realistic portrayal to the situation that they are in. SEE IT!
  ZACHO D Super Reviewer