Mother (1952)

Original title

おかあさん

Directed by

Mikio Naruse

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widowed mother struggles to raise her three children in post-war Japan. The story follows their everyday hardships and small joys as they support each other through poverty.

tendermelancholicintimateslow-pacedemotionally restrainedquietly affectingwarmbittersweet

What happens

Mother (おかあさん, Okaasan) is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse starring Kinuyo Tanaka in the title role. The screenplay by Yoko Mizuki is based on the prize-winning entry of a school essay-writing competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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