Mama, gohan mada? (2016)

Tae finds a box with letters and recipes written by her mother.

Director:

Mitsuhito Shiraha

Writers:

Tae Hitoto (based on the novel by), Mitsuhito Shiraha

Stars:

Izumi Fujimoto, Sô Hirosawa, Michiko Kawai

Cast

Credited cast:
Izumi Fujimoto	...	Yo Hitoto
Sô Hirosawa	...	Harue (as Hirosawa Sou)
Michiko Kawai	...	Kazue Hitoto
Haruka Kinami	...	Tae Hitoto
Narumi Konno	...	Kaoru
Masahiro Kômoto	...	Hida
Shôta Shunpûtei	...	Asano
Hua Rong Weng	...	Jing Rin Yan
Pong Fong Wu	...	Hui Min Yan
Mami Yamasaki	...	Yoko

Storyline

Sisters Tae and Yo Hitoto return to the old family house, which is slated for demolition. Tae comes across a container containing recipes and letters compiled by their mother who died some twenty years ago. Their mother had moved to Taiwan in order to marry a local man. The husband died and she herself went through cancer before also dying. Tae travels to Taiwan to retrace her mother's steps and learns much about the different stages of life.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese woman | japanese girl | japanese in taiwan | taiwanese man | divorce | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site(Japan)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese Min Nan

Release Date:

11 February 2017 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Mama, kas vakarienei?

Filming Locations:

Nakanoto, Ishikawa, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Is.Field

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Daughters fondly remembers mother's cooking

Saw this movie when I visited my parents in Taiwan. It's a wonderful story about a daughter's discovery of her Japanese mother's cooking notebook which led to understanding her mother's determination to adapt thru various challenges in her life as she raised her daughters. The movie is slow but it has some great lessons. I would definitely recommend it.