Overview
In the middle of the period of high economic growth in Japan, a family is thrown into disarray over work, money, and romance. Their father's sudden unemployment later in life causes friction among the siblings of the Akagi family. Kensuke, a salaryman at a top company, refuses to support his parents while his brother, Shoji, determines to care for them despite only working as a taxi driver. The concern over money affects Noriko's own love life as she courts a wealthy salaryman to the chagrin of her mechanic boyfriend.
Director and cast
More films
For Old Times' Sake (2025)
Drama · N/A
A young musician struggles to come to terms with the re-emergence of his estranged father.
- Runtime
- 23m
- Cast
- Isaac Davies, Charlotte Watson, Peter Bruderlin
Beau Pere (1981)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · N/A
Rémi is a man trapped in a deteriorating marriage. When his wife is unexpectedly killed in a car accident, Rémi is left with his stepdaughter, Marion, who chooses to stay with him rather than live with her birth father. After the initial shock passes, Rémi is caught off-guard when Marion begins expressing her attraction to him. Initial...
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- Director
- Bertrand Blier
- Cast
- Patrick Dewaere, Ariel Besse, Maurice Ronet
Peregrina
Documentary · Drama · Family · History
- Cast
- Ángela Susana Aguiar
The Blue Angel (1930)
Drama · Passed
Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a ...
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Director
- Josef von Sternberg
- Cast
- Emil Jannings, Marlene Dietrich, Kurt Gerron
STREET SMART (2026)
Drama · N/A
A Japanese drama film that explores family issues in contemporary society.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Cast
- Miyatani, Maiko Sahara, Tenma Aida
Comments
Talk about the film with other members