Mother (1952 film)

Mother , Okaasan? is a 1952 blackandwhite Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Kinuyo Tanaka in the title role. The film is based on the on a prizewinning entry of a school essaywriting competition and screenplay by Yko Mizuki.

The film depicts a tough period in the life of Masako Fukuhara Kinuyo Tanaka who struggles to look after an ill son, failing from dust of velvetmaking workshop, a husband ill from overwork in the war, a young girl, a younger boy cousin and a teenage daughter Toshiko Kyko Kagawa. Forced to take over the family drycleaning business after the death of her husband, Masako also attempts to cope with her daughters rebellious behavior. Toshiko, meanwhile, harbors suspicions that her mother is falling for her Uncle Kimura Daisuke Kat, even as she herself starts to feel the first stirrings of love and passion. Through it all, Masako works on uncomplaining and efficient, while enjoying the pleasures of watching her children grow up.

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