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Nippon no obaachan (1962)

★ 7.0/10 94 min Comedy Japan Japanese
Director: Tadashi Imai
Original Story: Yōko Mizuki
Screenplay by: Yōko Mizuki
Streaming: Not available

Description

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.

Top Cast

Chōchō Miyako
Chōchō Miyako Sato
Tanie Kitabayashi
Tanie Kitabayashi Kumi
Chōko Iida
Chōko Iida Hana
Kumeko Urabe
Kumeko Urabe Waka
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara Hatsu
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Teruko Kishi
Teruko Kishi
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama

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