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KABEI - Our Mother

Original Title : Kabei

  Director :YAMADA Yoji
Year : 2008 Running Time:133min
Color :color Genre:Drama
Country of production:Japan Sound:
Release in Japan:Jan 26, 2008
Cast :
Sayuri YOSHINAGA / Tadanobu ASANO / Mitsugoro BANDO
Festival&Awards :

Berlin (08) Competition / Hong Kong (08) Opening / Shanghai (08) Panorama

Introduction :
The latest film from Yoji Yamada depicts the strong bond between a mother and her family during WWII.

Story:
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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