True Mothers (2020)

A woman with an adopted child is contacted unexpectedly by the child's birth mother.

Director:

Naomi Kawase

Writers:

Naomi Kawase (screenplay), Izumi Takahashi (screenplay)

Stars:

Hiromi Nagasaku, Arata Iura, Aju Makita

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Hiromi Nagasaku	...	Satoko Kurihara
Arata Iura	...	Kiyokazu Kurihara
Aju Makita	...	Hikari Katakura
Reo Sato	...	Asato Kurihara
Hiroko Nakajima	...	Takako Katakura
Tetsu Hirahara	...	Masaru Katakura
Ren Komai	...	Misaki Katakura
Taketo Tanaka	...	Takumi Aso
Rio Yamashita
Kokoro Morita
Hitomi Hazuki
Natsumi Ishibashi
Gô Rijû	...	Takeshi Hamano
Miyoko Asada	...	Shizue Asami

Storyline

It is not strange or unusual for a couple to want to procreate and have a child. However, things are not proceeding smoothly for this husband and wife. Despite steadily trying to get the wife pregnant the couple yield to reality and, exhorted by a professional association, the couple proceed to adopt a boy. The couple are happily adapting to their adopted son, but a woman shows up soon enough emphasizing she is the boy's biological mother. The two mothers are about to face off.

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Plot Keywords:

tiff 2020 | barren woman | infecundity | tiff | adoption | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Japan for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021.

User Reviews

This film discribed perspective of both biological and adoptive parents.

It was refreshing to be drawn from both perspectives. I think Naomi Kawase is one of the best Japanese direcors.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official Twitter [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

23 October 2020 (Japan)

Also Known As:

True Mothers

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,371

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kazumo, Kino Films, Kinoshita Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

140 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1