Mother

Mother

1952 · 98 min · JA · 7.0 (20 votes)
Dir. Mikio Naruse · Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa, Eiji Okada, Akihiko Katayama, Daisuke Katō, Yōnosuke Toba · Music Ichirō Saitō
Drama

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

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widowpovertylaundrydeath in familykimonosinging competitionpost war lifesick bed
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