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.

Mirai Shida
Hatsuko Nogami

Tadanobu Asano
Yamazaki Toru

Chieko Baisho
Hatsuko Nogami

Denden
Fukuda

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kayo Nogami

Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Shigeru Nogami

Keiko Toda
Teruyo Nogami

Daisuke Gori
Toru
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Release Date
January 26, 2008
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
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