My Sons
| My Sons | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster for My Sons (1991) | |
| Directed by | Yōji Yamada[1] |
| Written by | Makoto Shiina (novel) Yôji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Nobuyoshi Ōtani |
| Starring | Rentarō Mikuni Masatoshi Nagase Emi Wakui |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaba |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Teizo Matsumura |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release date | October 12, 1991 |
Running time | 121 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
My Sons (息子, Musuko) is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji Yamada. It was chosen as Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony.[2]
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. Eventually Tetsuya changes his ways and gains the approval of his father.[3]
Cast
- Rentarō Mikuni: Akio Asano
- Masatoshi Nagase: Tetsuo
- Emi Wakui: Seiko Kawashima
- Miyoko Asada: Toshiko
- Kazuyo Asari: Ayako
- Mieko Harada: Reiko
- Chosuke Ikariya
- 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
- 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[5]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase
References
- ^ Infobox data from 息子 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-12. and Musuko (1991) at IMDb
- ^ "Awards for Musuko (1991)" (in Japanese). Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^ Based on Musuko at AllMovie
- ^ "第15回 日本アカデミー賞". Japan Academy Prize. Archived from the original on December 21, 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) Template:Ja icon - ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
External links
- Musuko (1991) at IMDb
- Musuko at AllMovie
- 息子 (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- "MUSUKO". Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- 息子(1991) (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - 息子(1991) (in Japanese). www.allcinema.net. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - 息子(1991) (in Japanese). Variety Japan. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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- 1991 films
- Films directed by Yoji Yamada
- Japanese comedy films
- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
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- Shochiku films
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- Screenplays by Yôji Yamada
- 1990s Japanese film stubs
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