Kabei: Our Mother
Seen it?2008 | 133 min | Family, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for families. If you loved Atonement or Flags of Our Fathers, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yoji Yamada
- Mirai ShidaHatsuko Nogami
- Tadanobu AsanoYamazaki Toru
- Chieko BaishoHatsuko Nogami
- DendenFukuda
- Sayuri YoshinagaKayo Nogami
- Mitsuru FukikoshiShigeru Nogami
- Keiko TodaTeruyo Nogami
- Daisuke GoriToru
- Koen KondoKomiyama
- Rei DanHisako