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Kabei: Our Mother

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

2008 · 2 h 13 min
Directed by Yoji Yamada
DramaFamily

Cast

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Plot

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami family is shattered when the father is arrested for his ideas.

Sinekatalog’s take

Yoji Yamada's drama, with Sayuri Yoshinaga, is gentle and moving, a devoted portrait of a wartime mother.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,588 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.