Kabei: Our Mother

  • Release Date: 2008-01-26
  • Runtime: 2Hours 13Minutes
  • Language: Japanese.
  • Director: Yoji Yamada.
  • Production Companies: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo Eisei Gekijo, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Sumitomo Corporation Sumitomo Corporation, TV Asahi TV Asahi, Yahoo! Japan Yahoo! Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun Company Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Strand Releasing Strand Releasing, Shochiku Shochiku, Tokyo FM Tokyo FM.
  • Overview: Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.

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