Different Sons

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Drama
Family

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.

Keywords

money problems
downfall
broken family

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 12, 1961
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO
Cast: Senkichi Ōmura,Yōko Fujiyama,Takashi Shimura,Wakako Tanabe,Michiko Kawa,Shōichi Hirose,Yumi Shirakawa,Noriko Sakabe,Junpei Natsuki,Rumiko Sasaand 23 more
Director: Yasuki Chiba
Writer: Zenzō Matsuyama
Producer: Sanezumi Fujimoto
Cinematography: Masao Tamai
Music: Akira Ifukube
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0054905