Kabei: Our Mother

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

Kabei: Our Mother — Plot

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.

• Release date
• January 26, 2008
• Runtime
• 133 min
• Genres
• Family, Drama
• Director
• Yoji Yamada

Kabei: Our Mother — Cast

Mirai Shida Hatsuko Nogami Tadanobu Asano Yamazaki Toru Chieko Baisho Hatsuko Nogami Denden Fukuda Sayuri Yoshinaga Kayo Nogami Mitsuru Fukikoshi Shigeru Nogami Keiko Toda Teruyo Nogami Daisuke Gori Toru