Kabei: Our Mother (2008)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2008-01-26
Runtime: 133 minutes
Director: Yoji Yamada
Top Cast
- Mirai Shida as Hatsuko Nogami
- Tadanobu Asano as Yamazaki Toru
- Chieko Baisho as Hatsuko Nogami
- Denden as Fukuda
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kayo Nogami
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Shigeru Nogami
- Keiko Toda as Teruyo Nogami
- Daisuke Gori as Toru
- Koen Kondo as Komiyama
- Rei Dan as Hisako
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