My Sons

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

• 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

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