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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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.

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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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