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Different Sons

Different Sons

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

12 November 1961

Country

Japan

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

Noriko Sakabe

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Masami Taura

Masami Taura

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Seiji Ikeda

Seiji Ikeda

Shirō Tsuchiya

Shirō Tsuchiya

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Junpei Natsuki

Junpei Natsuki

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Terumi Oka

Terumi Oka

Michiko Kawa

Michiko Kawa

Rumiko Sasa

Rumiko Sasa

Teruko Mita

Teruko Mita

忍和代

忍和代

Wakako Tanabe

Wakako Tanabe

Senkichi Ōmura

Senkichi Ōmura

Choji Oka

Choji Oka

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

Ikio Sawamura

Ikio Sawamura

Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Yōko Yano

Yōko Yano

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

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