Mother (母) 36 years old

From the point-of-view of the children, "Mother" tells the story of the most unappreciated, loving and giving mother, who would sacrifice her own life, and sometimes the life of others, for her loved ones. In the autumn of 1955, a family of five children is living in the Tohoku area. In order to take care of her paralysed husband, the mother has to sacrifice her five children by giving them away. The children has to suffer all the loneliness and hardships that this decision has brought them. 15 years have passed, all five of them have got married. Now, they come to understand that their mother's love for them was the greatest love of all.

Credits

Mother Cast

Name Character
Jitsuko Yoshimura She was 45, now 81 years old
Takuzo Kawatani He was 46, 54 years old when he died
Takehiro Murata He was 28, now 64 years old

Mother Crew

Name Department
Hidehiro Ito as Producer. Production
Zenzô Matsuyama as Director. He was 63 (91) years old when He died Directing
Zenzô Matsuyama as Writer. He was 63 (91) years old when He died Writing
Yoshihiro Yamazaki as Cinematography. Crew
Mother poster
Mother (36 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 29, 1988
  • Runtime: 76 minutes