Different Sons (1961)
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.
Director: Yasuki Chiba
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Yūzō Kayama as Shoji Akagi |
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Akira Takarada as Kensuke Akagi |
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Kamatari Fujiwara as Shinsaburo Akagi |
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Yōko Fujiyama as Noriko |
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Yūko Mochizuki as Mother |
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Yumi Shirakawa as Yoko |
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Mie Hama as Sachi |
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Takashi Shimura as Hisamitsu Ando |
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Noriko Sakabe as |
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Chisako Hara as |
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Masami Taura as |
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Hiroshi Koizumi as |
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Sachio Sakai as |
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Yū Fujiki as |
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Seiji Ikeda as |
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Shirō Tsuchiya as |
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Yutaka Sada as |
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Junpei Natsuki as |
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Yutaka Nakayama as |
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Terumi Oka as |
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Michiko Kawa as |
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Rumiko Sasa as |
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Teruko Mita as |
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忍和代 as |
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Wakako Tanabe as |
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Senkichi Ōmura as |
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Choji Oka as |
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Haruko Tōgō as |
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Ikio Sawamura as |
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Masao Oda as |
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Shōichi Hirose as |
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Yōko Yano as |
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Yutaka Oka as |
| Production | Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Writing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Writer |
| Directing | Yasuki Chiba | Director |
| Camera | Masao Tamai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |