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{{Infobox film
| name = My Sons
| image = My Sons.jpg
| caption = Theatrical poster for ''My Sons'' (1991)
| director = [[Yōji Yamada]]<ref>Infobox data from {{cite web |url= http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1991/do002240.htm|script-title=ja:息子|access-date=2009-05-12|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}} ''and'' {{IMDb title|0102488|Musuko (1991)}}</ref>
| producer = Nobuyoshi Ōtani
| screenplay     = Yôji Yamada<br/>Yoshitaka Asama
| based_on       = {{Based on|''倉庫作業員''|Makoto Shiina}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Rentarō Mikuni]]|[[Masatoshi Nagase]]|[[Emi Wakui]]}}
| music = [[Teizo Matsumura]]
| cinematography = Tetsuo Takaba
| editing = Iwao Ishii
| distributor = [[Shochiku]]
| released = {{Film date|1991|10|12}}
| runtime = 121 min.
| country = Japan
| language = Japanese
| budget =
| gross =
}}
{{nihongo|'''''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 (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102488/awards|title=Awards for Musuko (1991)|access-date=2009-05-05|language=ja|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref>
==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.<ref>Based on {{AllMovie title|145224|Musuko}}</ref>
==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 (actor)|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 (film)|Japan Academy Prize]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1992/index.html |script-title=ja:第15回 日本アカデミー賞 |access-date=9 February 2009 |publisher=[[Japan Academy Prize (film)|Japan Academy Prize]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221063203/http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/1992/index.html |archive-date=December 21, 2008 |language=ja}}</ref>
*'''Won''': Best Picture
*'''Won''': [[Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role|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: [[Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year|Best Director]] - [[Yoji Yamada]]
*Nominated: [[Japan Academy Prize for Screenplay of the Year|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]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/h_award/1991/ |script-title=ja:報知映画賞ヒストリー |access-date= 2010-01-07|language= ja|publisher= Cinema Hochi}}</ref>
*'''Won''': Best Film
*'''Won''': Best Actor - [[Masatoshi Nagase]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0102488|Musuko (1991)}}
* {{AllMovie title|145224|Musuko}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1991/do002240.htm|script-title=ja:息子|access-date=2009-05-12|language=ja|publisher=[[Japanese Movie Database]]}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.citwf.com/film234728.htm|title=MUSUKO|access-date=2009-05-12|publisher=[[Complete Index to World Film]]}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=each&id=26751|script-title=ja:息子(1991)|access-date=2009-05-12|publisher=[http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/ www.walkerplus.com]|language=ja}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=90378|script-title=ja:息子(1991)|access-date=2009-05-08|publisher=allcinema.net|language=ja}}
* {{cite web |url=http://search.varietyjapan.com/moviedb/cinema_26751.html|script-title=ja:息子(1991)|access-date=2009-05-12|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety Japan]]|language=ja}}
{{Yoji Yamada}}
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[[Category:1991 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Yoji Yamada]]
[[Category:Japanese romantic comedy films]]
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[[Category:Shochiku films]]
[[Category:Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners]]
[[Category:Best Film Kinema Junpo Award winners]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada]]
[[Category:1990s Japanese films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Teizo Matsumura]]
[[Category:Films based on Japanese novels]]
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