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Kabei - Our Mother  (PG) GV Movie Club Member's Rating: 2 vote(s)

Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tadanobu Asano, Mitsugoro Bando

Director: Yoji Yamada

Genre:Drama

Language: Japanese

Release Date:7 May 2009

Running Time:100 minutes

Movie Code:2698

Distributor:GVP


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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Sea (Submitted on 12/5/09 11:07AM)
It is a nice movie.
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Eternality (Submitted on 2/5/09 9:46PM)
Yamada’s film is tragicomic, emotionally resonant, and despite not avoiding the cliches, still boasts a powerful narrative that succeeds because of the strength of the cast’s performances. 8/10.
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