- Mother (1952 film)
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Mother 
Video tape cover of MotherDirected by Mikio Naruse Produced by Ichiro Nagashima Written by Yūko Mizuki (screenplay) Starring Kinuyo Tanaka
Kyōko Kagawa
Daisuke KatōMusic by Ichirō Saitō Cinematography Hiroshi Suzuki Editing by Hidetoshi Kasama Distributed by Shintōhō Release date(s) June 12, 1952 (Japan) Running time 98 minutes Country Japan Language Japanese Mother (おかあさん Okaasan) is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Mikio Naruse, starring Kinuyo Tanaka in title role. The film is based on the on a prize-winning entry of a school essay-writing competition and screenplay by Yūko Mizuki.[1]
The film is presented as the view of young woman named Toshiko Fukuhara, on her widowed mother of four children during the tough post-war years.
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Plot
The film depicts the tough period in the life of Masako Fukuhara (Kinuyo Tanaka) who struggles to look after ill son, failing from dust of velvet making workshop, ill husband from overwork in the war, young girl, younger boy cousin and teenage daughter Toshiko (Kyōko Kagawa). Forced to take over the family dry-cleaning business after the death of her husband, Masako also attempts to cope with her daughter's rebellious behavior. Toshiko, meanwhile, harbors suspicions that her mother is falling for her Uncle Kimura (Daisuke Katō), 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.
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Masako Fukuhara
- Kyōko Kagawa as Toshiko Fukuhara
- Daisuke Katō as Uncle Kimura
Awards
1953 - Blue Ribbon Awards
- Best Director – Mikio Naruse
- Best Supporting Actor – Daisuke Katō
1953 – Mainichi Film Award
- Best Film Score – Ichirō Saitō
- Best Supporting Actor – Daisuke Katō
- Best Supporting Actress – Kyōko Kagawa[2]
References
- ^ "Okaasan". notcoming.com. http://www.notcoming.com/reviews/mother/. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- ^ Awards Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Uhlich Keith. "Mother review." Slant Magazine, 14 February 2006.
- Mother at Japan Movie Database
- Mother (1952 film) at the Internet Movie Database
- Mother on Mubi (website)
Films directed by Mikio Naruse Love Is Strength (1930) · Hideko the Bus-Conductor (1941) · Ginza Cosmetics (1951) · Repast (1951) · Mother (1951) · Lightning (1952) · Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) · Sound of the Mountain (1954) · Late Chrysanthemums (1954) · Floating Clouds (1955) · Sudden Rain (1956) · A Wife's Heart (1956) · Flowing (1956) · Aruse (1957) · When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) · Autumn Has Already Started (1960) · A Wanderer's Notebook (1962) · Yearning (1964)
Categories:- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- 1950s drama films
- 1952 films
- Black-and-white films
- Japanese drama films
- 1950s Japanese film stubs
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