Kabei: Our Mother

Kabei: Our Mother

An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war.

2008 ja 133 minutes

Rating: 7.2

Plot

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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Cast

Mirai Shida

Mirai Shida

Hatsuko Nogami

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Yamazaki Toru

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Hatsuko Nogami

Denden

Denden

Fukuda

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kayo Nogami

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Shigeru Nogami

Keiko Toda

Keiko Toda

Teruyo Nogami

Daisuke Gori

Daisuke Gori

Toru

Koen Kondo

Koen Kondo

Komiyama

Rei Dan

Rei Dan

Hisako

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Kabe

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Fumi Fujioka

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Detective Kosuge

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Hajime Nikaido

Makoto Akatsuka

Makoto Akatsuka

Policeman

Tsurube Shofukutei

Tsurube Shofukutei

Senkichi Fujioka

Miku Satô

Miku Satô

Teruyo Nogami

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Bandō Mitsugorō X

Shigeru Nogami

Umenosuke Nakamura

Umenosuke Nakamura

Kyutaro Fujioka

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