二十一歳の父 (1964): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1964, 二十一歳の父 is a notable film directed by Noboru Nakamura, running about 96 minutes.

What it’s about. Mototsugu is the younger son of Akira Sakawa, a director of an advertising agency whose mother, Nobuko, is ill with cancer of the liver. His elder brother, Ichiro, works at the Bank of Japan whose wife, Masuko, is from a very high-class family. Mototsugu becomes disgusted with such strait-laced living and leaves home to marry Yoshiko, a blind masseuse, and they live in a small apartment near a pinball parlor where he works.

Who’s in it. 二十一歳の父 stars Homare Suguro, Kei Yamamoto as Mototsugu Sakawa, Chieko Baisho as Yoshiko Sakawa and Haruko Wanibuchi as Kyoko Iwama, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 二十一歳の父 page.