Different Sons

Different Sons (1961)


  • Genre: Drama, Family
  • Release Date: 1961-11-12
  • Runtime: 1h 35min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: TOHO
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yasuki Chiba

Summary

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.

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  • Yūzō Kayama

    as Shoji Akagi
  • Akira Takarada

    as Kensuke Akagi
  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    as Shinsaburo Akagi
  • Yōko Fujiyama

    as Noriko
  • Yūko Mochizuki

    as Mother
  • Yumi Shirakawa

    as Yoko
  • Mie Hama

    as Sachi
  • Takashi Shimura

    as Hisamitsu Ando
Directing Yasuki Chiba Director
Writing Zenzō Matsuyama Writer
Production Sanezumi Fujimoto Producer
Sound Akira Ifukube Music
Camera Masao Tamai Director of Photography

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