is a 1959 Japanese drama film by Shōhei Imamura. The screenplay is based on the diary of ten-year-old zainichi (ethnic Korean Japanese) Sueko Yasumoto, which became a bestseller upon publication. Plot The film tells the story of four orphans living in an impoverished mining town. Cast Hiroyuki Nagato as Kiichi Yasumoto, eldest brother Kayo Matsuo as Yoshiko, eldest sister Takeshi Okimura as Kōichi, second brother Akiko Maeda as Sueko, younger sister Kō Nishimura as Gorō Mitamura Yoshio Ōmori as Seki Toshio Takahara as shop assistant (bicycle shop) Taiji Tonoyama as Gengorō Henmi Shinsuke Ashida as Sakai Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Kanako Hori Shōichi Ozawa as Haruo Kanayama Reception Film scholar Alexander Jacoby called My Second Brother an "uncharacteristically tender film" for the director. Awards Mainichi Film Award – Best Supporting Actress (Kanako Hori), Best Sound (Fumio Hashimoto) Blue Ribbon Awards – Best Actor (Hiroyuki Nagato), Best Supporting Actor (Shōichi Ozawa) References External links 1959 films 1959 drama films Japanese drama films Japanese black-and-white films Films directed by Shohei Imamura Nikkatsu films Films with screenplays by Ichirô Ikeda 1950s Japanese films