Kabei: Our Mother
“An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war.”
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.
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Cast
19 people
Mirai Shida
Hatsuko Nogami
Known for
Arrietty
A Whisker Away
Tadanobu Asano
Yamazaki Toru
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Chieko Baisho
Hatsuko Nogami
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Denden
Fukuda
Known for
THE DAYS
Cold Fish
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kayo Nogami
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Shigeru Nogami
Known for
Cold Fish
THE DAYS
Keiko Toda
Teruyo Nogami
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
Mobile Suit Gundam
Daisuke Gouri
Toru
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball GT
Koen Kondo
Komiyama
Known for
13 Assassins
Zebraman
Rei Dan
Hisako
Known for
Love and Honor
Your Lie in April
Hideji Ōtaki
Kabe
Known for
Kagemusha
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
Tokie Hidari
Fumi Fujioka
Known for
Ponyo
Getting Any?
Yoji Yamada Director · Emiko Hiramatsu Screenplay Teruyo Nogami Story
Worldwide gross $18M · First release January 26, 2008 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$18,385,964
Production
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
Eisei Gekijo
Production
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Production
Sumitomo Corporation
Production
TV Asahi
Production
Yahoo! Japan
Production
Yomiuri Shimbun Company
Production
Strand Releasing
Production
Shochiku
Production
Tokyo FM
Production
ABC TV (JP)
Production
Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
母べえ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 26, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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