Different Sons
二人の息子
Release: 1961-11-12
·Runtime: 95m
Drama
Family
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Cast
Teruko Mita
Shōichi Hirose
Hiroshi Koizumi
Senkichi Ōmura
Mie Hama
as Sachi
Chisako Hara
Wakako Tanabe
Masao Oda
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Shinsaburo Akagi
Yōko Fujiyama
as Noriko
Takashi Shimura
as Hisamitsu Ando
Yū Fujiki
Haruko Tōgō
Yūzō Kayama
as Shoji Akagi
Yutaka Sada
Yūko Mochizuki
as Mother
Yutaka Nakayama
Ikio Sawamura
Sachio Sakai
Masami Taura
Michiko Kawa
Rumiko Sasa
Akira Takarada
as Kensuke Akagi
Yumi Shirakawa
as Yoko
