The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%. Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 95% of the 776 2000s family movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
44 audience votes
Key crew
- Yoji YamadaDirector
- Isao TomitaOriginal Music Composer
- Yoji YamadaScreenplay
- Emiko HiramatsuScreenplay
Cast
- Mirai ShidaHatsuko Nogami
- Tadanobu AsanoYamazaki Toru
- Chieko BaishoHatsuko Nogami
- DendenFukuda
- Sayuri YoshinagaKayo Nogami
- Mitsuru FukikoshiShigeru Nogami
- Keiko TodaTeruyo Nogami
- Daisuke GoriToru
- Koen KondoKomiyama
- Rei DanHisako
- Hideji ŌtakiKabe
- Tokie HidariFumi Fujioka
