Kabei: Our Mother - MovieDB Browser

2008 7.2 (37 votes) 2h 13m

Genres

Family Drama

Production Companies

Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Eisei Gekijo
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Sumitomo Corporation
TV Asahi
Yahoo! Japan
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Strand Releasing
Shochiku
Tokyo FM

Kabei: Our Mother (母べえ)

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

Overview

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.