My Sons

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]

My Sons
Theatrical poster for My Sons (1991)
Directed by	Yōji Yamada[1]
Screenplay by	Yôji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama
Based on	倉庫作業員 by Makoto Shiina
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 (1991-10-12)
Running time	121 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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^[3]

• 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^[4]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase