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My Sons
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Wikipedia article
is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yji 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.Based on
Cast
* Rentar Mikuni: Akio Asano
* Masatoshi Nagase: Tetsuo
* Emi Wakui: Seiko Kawashima
* Miyoko Asada: Toshiko
* Kazuyo Asari: Ayako
* Mieko Harada: Reiko
* Chosuke Ikariya : Jir Kat
* Leonard Kuma
* Tatsuo Matsumura: Terao
* Ken Nakamoto
* Meiko Nakamura
* Tomoko Naraoka
* Ichir 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 - Rentar 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
References
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