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.
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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
Rentarō Mikuni: Akio Asano
Masatoshi Nagase: Tetsuo
Emi Wakui: Seiko Kawashima
Miyoko Asada: Toshiko
Kazuyo Asari: Ayako
Mieko Harada: Reiko
Chosuke Ikariya : Jirō Katō
Leonard Kuma
Tatsuo Matsumura: Terao
Ken Nakamoto
Meiko Nakamura
Tomoko Naraoka
Ichirō Ogura
Mikiko Otonashi
B-saku Satoh
Casey Takamine
Kunie Tanaka
Ryuzo Tanaka: Tadashi
Reception
Awards and nominations
15th Japan Academy Prize
Won: Best Picture
Won: Best Actor - Rentarō Mikuni
Won: Best Supporting Actor - Masatoshi Nagase
Won: Best Supporting Actress - Emi Wakui
Won: Rookie of the Year - Masatoshi Nagase and Emi Wakui
Nominated: Best Director - Yoji Yamada
Nominated: Best Screenplay - Yoji Yamada and Yoshitaka Asama
Nominated: Best Music - Teizo Matsumura
Nominated: Best Cinematography - Tetsuo Takaba
Nominated: Best Lighting Direction - Yoshifumi Aoki
Nominated: Best Art Direction - Mitsuo Degawa
Nominated: Best Sound Recording - Isao Suzuki and Ryuji Matsumoto
Nominated: Best Film Editing - Iwao Ishii
16th Hochi Film Award
Won: Best Film
Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase