Kabei: Our Mother
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Yoji Yamada
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Mitsugoro Bando
Tadanobu Asano
Yoji Matsuda
Rei Dan
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
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 sustains the family with her love.
Director
Yoji Yamada
Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Mitsugoro Bando
Tadanobu Asano
Yoji Matsuda
Rei Dan
Miku Sato
Umenosuke Nakamura
Takashi Sasano
Mirai Shida
Keiko Toda
Tsurubei Shofukutei
Crew
Mitsuo Degawa
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Emiko Hiramatsu
Iwao Ishii
Kazumi Kishida
Mutsuo Naganuma
Takeshi Nakasu
Teruyo Nogami
Chiaki Noji
Isao Tomita
Takashi Yajima
Yoji Yamada
Film Details
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2009
Released in United States February 2008
Released in United States June 12, 2009
Released in United States Summer May 22, 2009
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.
Based on the book "Chichi Eno Requiem" written by Teruyo Nogami.
Released in United States 2009 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) May 21-June 14, 2009.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 7-17, 2008.)
Released in United States Summer May 22, 2009
Released in United States June 12, 2009 (Los Angeles)
