Kabei: Our Mother

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

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Drama
Family

Overview

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.

Keywords

1940s
world war ii
japan
widow
mother
family drama
post war japan
hiroshima
air raid
loss of son
maternal love
resilience
shōwa era (1926-89)
post-war chaos period
hiroshima, japan

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 26, 2008
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: Hakuhodo DY Media Partners,Sumitomo Corporation,Shochiku,Asahi Broadcasting Corporation,Yahoo! Japan,Tokyo FM,Yomiuri Shimbun Company,TV Asahi,Eisei Gekijo,Strand Releasing,Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Sumitomo Corporation, TV Asahi, Yahoo! Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Strand Releasing, Shochiku, Tokyo FM
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0855852