Different Sons

Different Sons

1961•1h 35m

DramaFamily

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.

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Production

TOHO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Shoji Akagi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Kensuke Akagi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Shinsaburo Akagi

Yōko Fujiyama

Yōko Fujiyama

Noriko

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Mother

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Yoko

Mie Hama

Mie Hama

Sachi

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Hisamitsu Ando

Noriko Sakabe

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Masami Taura

Masami Taura

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Seiji Ikeda

Shirō Tsuchiya

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Junpei Natsuki

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Terumi Oka

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