Mother Never Dies
6.3
The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.
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Cast
35 people
Takako Irie
Known for
Sanjuro
The Most Beautiful
Yukiko Todoroki
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Mikio Naruse
Also in
Mikio Naruse 100th Birth Anniversary
Tadashi Hattori
Katsuhito Inomata
Ichirō Sugai
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
The Life of Oharu
Seiichi Kizuka
Sensuke Kawauchi
Hideo Saito
Also in
Dead Cert
The Most Dangerous Game
Yoshiki Nagasawa
Kamatari Fujiwara
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Keiji Kitagawa
Mikio Naruse Director · Katsuhito Inomata Screenplay Sensuke Kawachi Story
Worldwide gross $750K · First release September 24, 1942 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$750,219
Production
Toho Eiga
Production
Toho Film (Eiga) Co. Ltd.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
母は死なず
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 24, 1942
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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