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Image of a Mother

Image of a Mother

1959•1h 29m•8.5/10
Drama

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8.5/10(2)

The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries the kind-hearted Sonoko, who has a daughter of her own. As Michio clings to memories of his mother, the family navigates the challenges of grief, love, and new beginnings.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Sonoko Takada

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Sadao Sagawa

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Fude Ôki

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Satoko Minami

Tamae Kiyokawa

Tamae Kiyokawa

Nobuo Minamitaka

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Yosuke Irie

Tsutomu Nakata

Kan Takami

Kenji Oyama

Kenji Oyama

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