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Kabei: Our Mother (2008) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2008 · 133 mins · Japanese
- Directed by
- Yoji Yamada
- Starring
- Chieko Baisho, Hideji Ôtaki, Tadanobu Asano, Mirai Shida, Denden, Takashi Sasano
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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