Different Sons
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- Runtime
- 95 mins
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.
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
- Akira Takarada
- Kamatari Fujiwara
- Yōko Fujiyama
- Yūko Mochizuki
- Yumi Shirakawa
- Mie Hama
- Takashi Shimura
- Noriko Sakabe
- Chisako Hara
- Masami Taura
- Hiroshi Koizumi
- Sachio Sakai
- Yū Fujiki
- Seiji Ikeda
- Shirō Tsuchiya
- Yutaka Sada
- Junpei Natsuki
- Yutaka Nakayama
- Terumi Oka
- Michiko Kawa
- Rumiko Sasa
- Teruko Mita
- 忍和代
- Wakako Tanabe
- Senkichi Ōmura
- Choji Oka
- Haruko Tōgō
- Ikio Sawamura
- Masao Oda
- Shōichi Hirose
- Yôko Yano
- Yutaka Oka
Director
- Yasuki Chiba
Producers
- Sanezumi Fujimoto