MY SONS (MUSUKO) Asian Cinema

Director Yoji Yamada, best known for his wildly popular Tora-san series, has crafted an insightful portrait of the complex relations between a father and his children. A widower, Akio, is lonely and resentful that his children moved from their small-town home to Tokyo in search of independence. When his children return for a visit, tensions between the stubborn Akio and his sons, who are trying to establish their own identity, place serious strain on the family’s emotional ties. Woven into this sensitive, naturally humorous look at family connections is a charming love story between Akio’s problem son and the hearing-impaired girl who changes his life -Deborah McCrae

Details

Country: Japan

Year: 1991

Director: Yoji Yamada

Producers: Shigehiro Nakagawa, Hiroshi Fukazawa

Director of Photography: Tetsuo Takaba

Editor: Iwao Ishii

Cast/Featuring: Rentaro Mikuni (Akio Asano), Masatoshi Nagese (Tetsuo), Emi Wakui (Seiko Kawashima), Ryuzo Tanaka (Tadashi), Miyoko Asada (Toshiko)

Running Time (minutes): 120 min

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