In Search of Mother
Seen it?1931 | 65 min | Drama, History
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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
- One for readers who like to compare the book and the screen version and history buffs. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. Sits nicely alongside Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages or Suffragette.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 5 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1931: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Chiezo KataokaChutaro
- Misako TokiwaOhama
- Isuzu YamadaOtose
- Shinpachirō AsakaHanji
- Haruko SawamuraOtora
- Etsuko YasukawaOmura
- Suzuko KasugaOnui
- Michisaburō SegawaKingoro
- Waichi NarimatsuKihachi
- Hajime MoritaShichigorō