Different Sons

Different Sons — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 12, 1961
• Runtime
• 95 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family
• Director
• Yasuki Chiba

Different Sons — Cast

Yūzō Kayama Shoji Akagi Akira Takarada Kensuke Akagi Kamatari Fujiwara Shinsaburo Akagi Yōko Fujiyama Noriko Yūko Mochizuki Mother Yumi Shirakawa Yoko Mie Hama Sachi Takashi Shimura Hisamitsu Ando