Movielogr
Different Sons (1961)
Directed by Yasuki Chiba
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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Yûzô Kayama | Akira Takarada | Kamatari Fujiwara | Yôko Fujiyama | Yûko Mochizuki | Yumi Shirakawa | Mie Hama | Takashi Shimura | Noriko Sakabe | Chisako Hara | Masami Taura | Hiroshi Koizumi | Sachio Sakai | Yû Fujiki | Seiji Ikeda | Shirô Tsuchiya | Yutaka Sada | Junpei Natsuki | Yutaka Nakayama | Terumi Oka | Michiko Kawa | Rumiko Sasa | Teruko Mita | 忍和代 | Wakako Tanabe | Senkichi Ômura | Choji Oka | Haruko Tôgô | Ikio Sawamura | Masao Oda | Shôichi Hirose | Yôko Yano | Yutaka Oka