Kabei: Our Mother
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[edit] Profile
- Movie: Kaabee
- Japanese: 母べえ
- Director: Yoji Yamada
- Producer:
- Writer: Teruyo Nogami, Yoji Yamada
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: Janary 26, 2008
- Runtime: 133 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
[edit] 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.
[edit] Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Kayo Nogami
- Tadanobu Asano - Yamazaki Toru
- Mitsugoro Bando
- Rei Dan
- Denden
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Tokie Hidari
- Koen Kondo
- Umenosuke Nakamura
- Hideji Otaki
- Takashi Sasano
- Miku Sato - Teruyo Nogami
- Mirai Shida - Hatsuko Nogami
- Mizuho Suzuki
- Keiko Toda - Teruyo Nogami - adult
- Shofukutei Tsurubei - Senkichi Fujioka
