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  1. Mother (おかあさん, Okaasan) is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse starring Kinuyo Tanaka in the title role. The screenplay by Yūko Mizuki is based on the prize-winning entry of a school essay-writing competition.

  2. www.imdb.com › title › tt0044986Mother (1952) - IMDb

    Mother: Directed by Mikio Naruse. With Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyôko Kagawa, Eiji Okada, Akihiko Katayama. A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

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    • Drama
    • Mikio Naruse
    • 1952-06-12
  3. Jun 9, 2015 · We feel more of Chako’s anguish than do her mother and sister, and towards the end of the film we see her loneliness in her new home, ignored by her adoptive family. When Masako is alone at night with her dying husband Ryosuke (Masao Mishima), we share her point-of-view.

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  4. Mother (1952) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  5. A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

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    • Shintoho Company
    • Mikio Naruse
  6. Mother. Directed by Mikio Naruse • 1952 • Japan. Mikio Naruse's 1952 Mother (aka Okaasan) is rather more upbeat (and, at times, even light-hearted) than his better-known later movies.

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  8. Okaasan is the story of a poor, working class mother with a sick husband who sacrifices herself to support her family in suburban Tokyo. The film defines "Shomin Geki," a Japanese film genre that features realistic depiction of the economic underclass, told with elements of light comedy and melodrama.