My Sons

My Sons (息子) is a 1991 Japanese film directed by Yōji 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.

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

Awards and nominations
15th Japan Academy Prize 16th Hochi Film Award
 * 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
 * Won: Best Film
 * Won: Best Actor - Masatoshi Nagase