Year: 2008
Runtime: 133 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Yoji Yamada
In 1940 Tokyo, the Nogami family's calm ends when father Shigeru is arrested as a suspected communist. His wife Kayo works to raise their two daughters, aided by Hisako and former student Yamazaki, while Shigeru remains missing. As WWII erupts, Kayo’s love keeps the family together, a tribute to a mother’s courage and a plea for peace.
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