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Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family is upset when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works around the clock to maintain the household and raise her daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII spreads, casting dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination and sustain the family with her love. Official selection of Berlin International Film Festival.
Original Release
01/26/2008
US Release
05/22/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tadanobu Asano | Yamazaki Toru |
Mayumi Tanaka | |
Chieko Baishô | Hatsuko Nogami - adult / Hatsuko Nogami |
Mirai Shida | Hatsuko Nogami |
Denden | Fukuda |
Keiko Toda | Teruyo Nogami - adult / Teruyo Nogami |
Mitsuru Fukikoshi | Shigeru Nogami |
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kayo Nogami |
Daisuke Gori | Man Talking to Toru / Toru |
Rei Dan | Hisako |
Directors
Writers
Yôji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu, Teruyo Nogami
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tadanobu Asano | Yamazaki Toru |
Mayumi Tanaka | |
Chieko Baishô | Hatsuko Nogami - adult / Hatsuko Nogami |
Mirai Shida | Hatsuko Nogami |
Denden | Fukuda |
Keiko Toda | Teruyo Nogami - adult / Teruyo Nogami |
Mitsuru Fukikoshi | Shigeru Nogami |
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kayo Nogami |
Daisuke Gori | Man Talking to Toru / Toru |
Rei Dan | Hisako |
Michie Tomizawa | |
Tsurube Shofukutei | Senkichi Fujioka |
Kumiko Nishihara | |
Tomie Kataoka | |
Takashi Sasano | Detective Kosuge |
Hideji Ôtaki | Kabe |
Tokie Hidari | Fumi Fujioka |
Kôen Kondô | Komiyama |
Umenosuke Nakamura | Kyutaro Fujioka |
Mizuho Suzuki | Hajime Nikaido |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hiroshi Fukazawa | Producer |
Chiaki Noji | Producer |
Takashi Yajima | Producer |