Kabei: Our Mother
“An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war.”
2008•2h 13m•7.4•Released
FamilyDrama
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
Writer
Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Cast
Mirai Shida
Hatsuko Nogami
Tadanobu Asano
Yamazaki Toru
Chieko Baisho
Hatsuko Nogami
Denden
Fukuda
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kayo Nogami
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Shigeru Nogami
Keiko Toda
Teruyo Nogami
Daisuke Gori
Toru
Koen Kondo
Komiyama
Rei Dan
Hisako
Hideji Ōtaki
Kabe
Tokie Hidari
Fumi Fujioka
Takashi Sasano
Detective Kosuge
Mizuho Suzuki
Hajime Nikaido
Makoto Akatsuka
Policeman
Production
Company
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Company
Eisei Gekijo
Company
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Company
Sumitomo Corporation
Company
TV Asahi
Company
Yahoo! Japan
Company
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Company
Strand Releasing
Company
Shochiku
Company
Tokyo FM
Producer
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer
Takashi Yajima
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