Drama · Japan · 1952 · 1h 38m

Mother

おかあさん

Mother poster

Director

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka as Masako Fukuhara Kyōko Kagawa as Toshiko Fukuhara Eiji Okada as Shinjiro Hirai Akihiko Katayama as Susumu Fukuhara Daisuke Katō as Sokichi Kimura Yōnosuke Toba as Naosuke Fukuhara

Crew

Hiroshi Suzuki — Director of Photography Hidetoshi Kasama — Editor Ichirō Saitō — Original Music Composer Yōko Mizuki — Screenplay Ichiro Nagashima — Producer Masatoshi Katō — Production Design

Synopsis

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Mood & Themes

widow poverty laundry death in family kimono singing competition post war life sick bed

Key Collaborators

Mikio Naruse Director Hiroshi Suzuki Director of Photography Hidetoshi Kasama Editor Ichirō Saitō Original Music Composer Yōko Mizuki Screenplay Ichiro Nagashima Producer Masatoshi Katō Production Design

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