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