Mikio NaruseCast
Kinuyo TanakaCredits
Written by: 
Yōko Mizuki
Plot
A mother holds her family together in postwar Japan. Known in Japanese as Okaasan.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mikio Naruse's quiet drama follows a postwar Japanese family kept together by a mother who works at a laundry. Kinuyo Tanaka is superb in a modest, tender and honest portrait of everyday sacrifice.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (991 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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