Jan 26, 2008
133 min
Full-HD

Kabei: Our Mother (2008)

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.

Category

Family Drama

Country

Japan

Companies

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Eisei Gekijo Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Sumitomo Corporation TV Asahi Yahoo! Japan Yomiuri Shimbun Company Strand Releasing Shochiku Tokyo FM

Mirai Shida

Hatsuko Nogami

Tadanobu Asano

Yamazaki Toru

Chieko Baisho

Hatsuko Nogami

Denden

Fukuda

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kayo Nogami

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Shigeru Nogami

Keiko Toda

Teruyo Nogami

Daisuke Gori

Toru

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