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Kabei: Our Mother (2008)

Name: Kabei: Our Mother
Director: Yoji Yamada
Genre: Family, Drama
Released: 2008-01-26
Rating: 7.6

"An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war."

Year 20082h 13m* 7.6/10FamilyDrama

Kabei: Our Mother is a 2008 family directed by Yoji Yamada. It features Mirai Shida, Tadanobu Asano, Chieko Baisho in lead roles. The film carries a runtime of 2h 13m. Audiences have rated it 7.6/10 across 44 votes. It does not currently have an official streaming source listed for India.

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.