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