My Second Brother

Shohei Imamura (director, screenwriter)
Ichiro Ikeda (screenwriter)
Sueko Yasumoto (author)
Hiroyuki Nagato, Kayo Matsuo, Takeshi Okimura, Akiko Maeda (starring)

Tokyo: Nikkatsu, 1959. Draft script for the 1959 film. Text in Japanese.

Based on Sueko Yasumoto's novel, and one of the first examples of media dealing with the plight of zainchi or ethnically Korean Japanese citizens, and their identity and struggles. One man has always worked faithfully for the Toho Company and another man is working for an underworld boss trying to scam Toho. They find each other again when one begins trailing and investigating the other.

White titled perfect-bound wrappers. Title page present. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 16. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with two staples.


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