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
Yūzō Kayama
as Shoji Akagi
Masami Taura
Masao Oda
Shōichi Hirose
Chisako Hara
Michiko Kawa
Rumiko Sasa
Teruko Mita
Ikio Sawamura
Yutaka Sada
Yūko Mochizuki
as Mother
Takashi Shimura
as Hisamitsu Ando
Yutaka Nakayama
Akira Takarada
as Kensuke Akagi
Senkichi Ōmura
Yōko Fujiyama
as Noriko
Yumi Shirakawa
as Yoko
Mie Hama
as Sachi
Hiroshi Koizumi
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Shinsaburo Akagi
Sachio Sakai
Yū Fujiki
Wakako Tanabe
Haruko Tōgō
