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Kabei: Our Mother

2008

133 minutes

FamilyDrama

Overview

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 headshot

Mirai Shida

Hatsuko Nogami

Tadanobu Asano headshot

Tadanobu Asano

Yamazaki Toru

Chieko Baisho headshot

Chieko Baisho

Hatsuko Nogami

Denden headshot

Denden

Fukuda

Sayuri Yoshinaga headshot

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kayo Nogami

Mitsuru Fukikoshi headshot

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Shigeru Nogami

Keiko Toda headshot

Keiko Toda

Teruyo Nogami

Daisuke Gori headshot

Daisuke Gori

Toru

Koen Kondo headshot

Koen Kondo

Komiyama

Rei Dan headshot

Rei Dan

Hisako

Hideji Ōtaki headshot

Hideji Ōtaki

Kabe

Tokie Hidari headshot

Tokie Hidari

Fumi Fujioka

Takashi Sasano headshot

Takashi Sasano

Detective Kosuge

Mizuho Suzuki headshot

Mizuho Suzuki

Hajime Nikaido

Makoto Akatsuka headshot

Makoto Akatsuka

Policeman

Tsurube Shofukutei headshot

Tsurube Shofukutei

Senkichi Fujioka

Miku Satô headshot

Miku Satô

Teruyo Nogami

Bandō Mitsugorō X headshot

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Shigeru Nogami

Umenosuke Nakamura headshot

Umenosuke Nakamura

Kyutaro Fujioka