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Kabei: Our Mother
Drama, Family - 2008
Kabei: Our Mother
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7.5
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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.
Director:
,
Yoji Yamada
Cast:
,
Tadanobu Asano
,
Sayuri Yoshinaga
,
Keiko Toda
,
Koen Kondo
,
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
,
Daisuke Gori
,
Denden
,
Mirai Shida
,
Chieko Baisho
,
Sayuri Yoshinaga

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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
133 min
Release date:
26 Jan 2008
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
16 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Old workhorse Yamada delivers the solar plexus emotional hit of a tragic telegram with precision that shows a lifetime's practice, turning Hallmarkisms sublime.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
19 May 2009
rotten:
The film's comparisons of one woman's suffering to one nation's social descent aren't well drawn enough to escape its own melodramatic pitfalls.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
20 May 2009
fresh:
Enriched by Mutsuo Naganuma's velvety photography, the director's restrained emotional grammar is surprisingly affecting.
– Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
22 May 2009
rotten:
For those who prefer movies of substance, there are alternatives -- and I don't mean Terminator Salvation.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
22 May 2009
fresh:
Partly because they're relatively rare, homefront movies usually offer a fresh perspective on the tragedies of World War II. That's the case once more with Kabei: Our Mother, a sad and stirring drama from the other side of the Pacific.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
10 Jul 2009
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