My Sons

My Sons
Theatrical poster for My Sons (1991)
Directed byYōji Yamada
Screenplay byYôji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama
Based on
倉庫作業員
by Makoto Shiina
Produced byNobuyoshi Ōtani
Starring
CinematographyTetsuo Takaba
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byTeizo Matsumura
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • October 12, 1991 (1991-10-12) (Japan)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

My Sons (Japanese: 息子, Hepburn: Musuko) is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.

Synopsis

The children of old-fashioned patriarch of a family in Iwate Province gather to observe the first anniversary of their mother's death. Tetsuya, working as a bartender in Tokyo, quarrels with his father over the way he is leading his life.

Cast

Reception

Awards and nominations

15th Japan Academy Prize

16th Hochi Film Award

References

  1. ↑ Infobox data from 息子 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-12. and Musuko (1991) at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Awards for Musuko (1991)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  3. ↑ 第15回 日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  4. ↑ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-07.