True Mothers
Original title: Asa ga kuru · Turkish title: Anne Gibi
2020 · 2 h 20 min
Directed by 
Naomi Kawase
Naomi KawaseCast
Hiromi Nagasaku 
Arata Iura 
Aju Makita
Credits
Written by: Naomi Kawase
Plot
A drama for which she won the Mainichi Film Award for best director.
Sinekatalog’s take
Naomi Kawase's drama follows a couple who adopted a child and the teenage birth mother who returns to claim her place. Gentle and spacious, with warm images, it is a moving film about motherhood and belonging.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,350 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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