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Kâbê (2008) -- Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family is upset when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works around the clock to maintain the household and raise her daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII spreads, casting dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination and sustain the family with her love.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   267 votes
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Director:

Yôji Yamada

Writers:

Teruyo Nogami (biography)
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Release Date:

26 January 2008 (Japan) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

Based on childhood days of Teruyo Nogami. | add synopsis

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Awards:

14 nominations more

User Comments:

To all Mothers more (6 total)

Cast

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Tadanobu Asano ... Yamazaki Toru
Mirai Shida ... Hatsuko Nogami
Rei Dan
Sayuri Yoshinaga ... Kayo Nogami
Keiko Toda ... Teruyo Nogami - adult
Takashi Sasano
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mitsugoro Bando
Hideji Otaki
Tokie Hidari
Mizuho Suzuki
Koen Kondo
Denden
Tsurube Shôfukutei ... Senkichi Fujioka
Miku Satô ... Teruyo Nogami
Makoto Akatsuka
Umenosuke Nakamura
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Kabei: Our Mother (International: English title) (USA) (new title)
Kaabee (Japan) (alternative transliteration)
Kabei - Our Mother (Europe: English title) (festival title)
Our Mother (International: English title)
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Runtime:

USA:133 min | Germany:133 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Iida, Nagano, Japan more

Company:

Shochiku Company more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
To all Mothers, 27 July 2009
10/10
Author: lreynaert from Belgium

A Chinese scholar who criticizes harshly the arrogant nationalist, warmongering policies of the ruling clique around the emperor in pre-war Japan, is accused of being a 'communist' and jailed for life. His loving wife, who supports totally her husband and his ideas, is left alone to save her family from starvation. This movie is a huge statue erected in praise of the role of the mother in the history of mankind. Sayuri Yoshinaga is not less than sublime in the title role and it was a monumental scandal that she didn't get an Asian Oscar for the best female role in 2009. It went to a young girl with very limited acting potential.

This deeply moving and most 'human' feature is a must see for all 'true children' on earth.

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