Synopsis
Upon the death of their estranged father, three sisters invite their 13-year-old half sister to live with them.
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Cast
- Haruka AyaseSachi Kôda
- Masami NagasawaYoshino Kôda
- KahoChika Kôda
- Suzu HiroseSuzu Asano
- Ryo KaseMinami Sakashita
- Ryohei SuzukiDr. Yasuyuki Inoue
- Ikeda TakafumiSanzo Hamada
- Kentaro SakaguchiTomoaki Fujii
- Oshirō MaedaFuta Ozaki
- Midoriko KimuraHideko Takano
Recommendations
- 80
The Guardian
The film is quiet, understated and gentle, allowing the audience to take pleasure in teasing out its narrative subtleties, and presented with wonderful freshness and clarity. - 80
Screen Daily
Kore-Eda’s film is more than the beautifully luminous faces of his actresses, the particular way they move and speak, or the lovely landscapes of Kamakura, even though all of these should be admired. So much more lies buried in-between the lines. - 80
The Telegraph
Precisely because it’s less emotionally coercive than Kore-eda’s last couple of pictures, it’s even more moving: rather than lunging full-bore for the solar plexus, the truths it’s telling creep up on you. - 75
The A.V. Club
As a result, the movie version feels a tad weightless, especially relative to its hefty running time. Anyone in the mood for two hours (and change) of sheer, unadulterated loveliness, however, will be amply rewarded. - 70
Variety
Koreeda’s sensitive yet lucid helming keeps the performances precise yet natural. - 67
The Playlist
Kore-eda's trademark humility and humanism is here, and we do get glimpses, even stretches, that suggest the piercingly bittersweet vitality of his best work. But "Our Little Sister" feels like "Kore-eda lite." - 63
Slant Magazine
The film's reserve softens some of its more piquant observations about tradition and mortality. - 60
CineVue
The humour is as gentle as the girls are and, without sharp edges, the film occasionally veers towards schmaltz, but Kore-eda's deft touch and his eye for a subtle yet precise detail keeps the world grounded and consistently interesting, funny and at times moving.
