The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change occurs to their mundane lives. The elder brother, Akinobu (Kuranosuke Sasaki), falls in love with a girl at a video shop. The younger brother, Tetsunobu (Muga Tsukaji), scrambles around to aid his brother achieve love and arranges various dates. The elder brother strives to return the effort, but gets the cold shoulder. The two brothers return to their original lives, continuing with their ordinary, but happy days.
Japanese study overview
Mamiya Kyoudai is a Japanese movie of 19,799 characters, with 1,867 unique words and 753 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,867 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 明信Akinobu×127
- 徹信Tetsunobu×124
- 音sound×75
- 直美Sugumi×61
- 依子Eko×46
- 言うto say×43
- 先生teacher×42
- 声voice×35
- 笑い声(sound of) laughter×31
- 兄弟brothers and sisters×30
- 私I×29
- 夕美Yūmi×29
- 間宮Mamiya×25
- 大垣roofed mud wall around a villa or temple×17
- 葛原Kasahara×12
- 順子Ayako×11
- 玉木Tamaki×10
- 着信メロディーmelodic ring tone×5
- 色水colored water×4
- 朝顔Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)×4