Underplayed Gems

No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me (2018)

No Matter How Much My Mom Hates Me poster
Original title
母さんがどんなに僕を嫌いでも
Directed by
Osamu Minorikawa
Genre
drama film, family film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man looks back on his childhood of severe abuse from his mother and bullying at school. After leaving home at 17 he struggles with PTSD until his grandmother gives him a life-changing message. He resolves to confront his past and find a way forward.

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What happens

『母さんがどんなに僕を嫌いでも』(かあさんがどんなにぼくをきらいでも)は、歌川たいじによるコミックエッセイ(テキストエッセイ版も刊行)。2013年に初版。2018年に絵を一新した新版を刊行した。 東京の下町・業平橋近くで生まれ育った「僕」は、5歳の頃から母親からの暴力を受け、9歳で施設に入所させられる。心の支えだったばあちゃんとは、施設から帰ってきてすぐ両親の離婚により離ればなれに。母親は生活が次第に荒れていき、「僕」は苛烈な児童虐待に晒されることとなる。学校でもいじめを受け、「僕」は「自分はブタだ」という自虐イメージに取り憑かれはじめる。母からの肉体的・精神的虐待に耐えかねた僕は、17歳で家出するが、職を得てからもPTSD(心的外傷後ストレス障害)に悩まされ続ける。そんな「僕」に、ばあちゃんの余命が残り少ないとの知らせが。見舞いに駆けつけた「僕」は、ばあちゃんから奇跡のような言葉をかけられ、自分の運命に立ち向かう決意をする。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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