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Mother

Original title: Haha
  • 1963
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
168
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Mother (1963)
Drama

Tamiko is a divorced mother with a seriously ill son, struggling to save him and give both a sense of their existence. She lives with her mother and brother, but will marry a man older than ... Read allTamiko is a divorced mother with a seriously ill son, struggling to save him and give both a sense of their existence. She lives with her mother and brother, but will marry a man older than her. The dramatic shadow of Hiroshima bombs is always hovering over the fate of the charac... Read allTamiko is a divorced mother with a seriously ill son, struggling to save him and give both a sense of their existence. She lives with her mother and brother, but will marry a man older than her. The dramatic shadow of Hiroshima bombs is always hovering over the fate of the characters.

  • Director
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Writer
    • Kaneto Shindô
  • Stars
    • Nobuko Otowa
    • Haruko Sugimura
    • Homizu Aratani
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    168
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Stars
      • Nobuko Otowa
      • Haruko Sugimura
      • Homizu Aratani
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Nobuko Otowa
    Nobuko Otowa
    • Tamiko
    Haruko Sugimura
    Haruko Sugimura
    • Yoshie
    Homizu Aratani
    Kentarô Kaji
    Takeshi Katô
    Takeshi Katô
    • Toshiro
    Yasuko Kôyama
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    Seiji Miyaguchi
    • Doctor
    Morihisako Motoyama
    Kaoru Natsukawa
    Mayumi Ogawa
    Mayumi Ogawa
    • Madame
    Kei Satô
    Kei Satô
    • Dr. Koiguchi
    Kôji Takahashi
    • Haruo
    Tetsuji Takechi
    • Madame's boyfriend
    Taiji Tonoyama
    Taiji Tonoyama
    • Tajima
    Shô Wakabayashi
    Michinori Yoshida
    Yoshitaka Zushi
    Yoshitaka Zushi
    • Toshio
    • Director
      • Kaneto Shindô
    • Writer
      • Kaneto Shindô
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    A Woman's Lot

    To raise the money for her son's eye operation, a single mother agrees to marry an older man.

    Nobuko Otowa is note perfect in the starring role, but the story feels slight and somewhat soap opera-esque, the dialogue often borders on inane, and the side story of her brother is largely unnecessary, too.

    A film of powerful isolated moments (mostly from Otawa and Taiji Tonoyama as the husband, also the actor playing her young son) but not enough of them to make me want to go back and watch it again.

    5.9 out of 10.

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1963 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Madre
    • Filming locations
      • Hiroshima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Hiroshima Railways
      • Hitachi
      • Kindai Eiga Kyokai
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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