Kah-chan (2001)
- Original title
- かあちゃん
- Directed by
- Kon Ichikawa
- Genre
- Jidaigeki
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed mother in 18th century Japan secretly scrimps and saves to help a friend start a business after he gets out of prison. Her frugality draws gossip from neighbors during a famine, but her true motives remain hidden.
gentleheartfeltquietresilientnostalgicperiod piecesubtleearthy
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