Kabei: Our Mother (2008)

Original title

母べえ

Directed by

Yōji Yamada

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 12m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother raises her two daughters in 1930s Tokyo while her husband is imprisoned for his political beliefs. The story follows the family as they cope with hardship and hold onto hope.

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What happens

Kabei: Our Mother (母べえ, Kābē) is a 2008 Japanese film starring Sayuri Yoshinaga and directed by Yoji Yamada. The film was based on the autobiographical novel by Teruyo Nogami, who for many years worked with director Akira Kurosawa, often as script supervisor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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