Our Little Sister

2016 | Drama, Family, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Three sisters live together in Kamakura. When their father - absent for 15 years - dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their half-sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them.

Scores

Overall Score
72.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.0%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

93.4% Fresh • 121 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 121 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyemotionallightheartedcharacter-drivengrittystylizedupliftingrealisticvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Haruka Ayase2016$181,000$237,000(est)
Masami Nagasawa2016$112,000$146,000(est)
Kaho2016$84,000$110,000(est)
Suzu Hirose2016$69,000$90,000(est)
Ryō Kase2016$59,000$77,000(est)
Ryohei Suzuki2016$52,000$68,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count121
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes18,308

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$467,555$611,133
International2016$15,343,174$20,054,807
Worldwide2016$15,810,729$20,665,940

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2016$6,371,047$8,327,489
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,399,000$3,135,693
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,445,000$3,195,819
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,106,000$2,752,718
Physical Purchases ?2016$5,942,000$7,766,689
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$196,373$256,676
Total Revenues2016$19,459,420$25,435,084
Expenses
Budget ?2016$4,018,000 (est)$5,251,861 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$3,969,000 (est)$5,187,814 (est)
Participations2016$778,000$1,016,911
Residuals ?2016$746,000$975,084
Interest & Overhead2016$803,600$1,050,372
Total Expenses2016$10,314,600$13,482,042
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$9,144,820$11,953,042

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