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Kabei: Our Mother (2008)

★ 7.4/10 133 min Family, Drama Japan Japanese
Director: Yoji Yamada
Original Story: Teruyo Nogami
Screenplay by: Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Streaming: Not available
An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war.

Description

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.

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Top Cast

Mirai Shida
Mirai Shida Hatsuko Nogami
Tadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano Yamazaki Toru
Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho Hatsuko Nogami
Denden
Denden Fukuda
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga Kayo Nogami
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi Shigeru Nogami
Keiko Toda
Keiko Toda Teruyo Nogami
Daisuke Gori
Daisuke Gori Toru

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