Film
Different Sons
1961 · 1h 35m · Drama · Family
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Overview
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
Cast
Yūzō Kayama
Shoji Akagi
Akira Takarada
Kensuke Akagi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Shinsaburo Akagi
Yōko Fujiyama
Noriko
Yūko Mochizuki
Mother
Yumi Shirakawa
Yoko
Mie Hama
Sachi
Takashi Shimura
Hisamitsu Ando
Noriko Sakabe
Chisako Hara
Masami Taura
Hiroshi Koizumi
Sachio Sakai
Yū Fujiki
Seiji Ikeda
Shirō Tsuchiya
Crew
- Yasuki ChibaDirector
- Zenzō MatsuyamaWriter
- Sanezumi FujimotoProducer
- Masao TamaiDirector of Photography
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- November 12, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
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