Mother (1952)
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
Director: Mikio Naruse
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: June 12, 1952
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka - Masako Fukuhara
- Kyōko Kagawa - Toshiko Fukuhara
- Eiji Okada - Shinjiro Hirai
- Akihiko Katayama - Susumu Fukuhara
- Daisuke Katō - Sokichi Kimura
- Yōnosuke Toba - Naosuke Fukuhara
- Masao Mishima - Ryosuke Fukuhara
- Chieko Nakakita - Noriko Kurihara
- Eiko Miyoshi - Grandmother
- Atsuko Ichinomiya - Koyo Fukuhara
Screenplay
- Yōko Mizuki (Screenplay)
Music: Ichirō Saitō
Cinematography: Hiroshi Suzuki
Editing: Hidetoshi Kasama
Production: Shintoho Company
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Themes
Crushing Despair and the Void, Widowhood and Coping with Loss, A Weary Soul and Exhaustion, Daily Struggles of the Working Class, Poverty Cycle and Hopelessness
Keywords
widow, poverty, laundry, death in family, kimono, singing competition, post war life, sick bed
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Mother about?
- A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
- Who directed Mother?
- Mother was directed by Mikio Naruse.
- Who stars in Mother?
- Mother stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa, Eiji Okada, Akihiko Katayama, Daisuke Katō, Yōnosuke Toba.
- How long is Mother?
- Mother has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Mother?
- Mother is a Drama film.
- Where was Mother produced?
- Mother was produced in Japan.
- What are the themes of Mother?
- The themes of Mother include: Crushing Despair and the Void, Widowhood and Coping with Loss, A Weary Soul and Exhaustion, Daily Struggles of the Working Class, Poverty Cycle and Hopelessness.