Kabei: Our Mother
An inspiring story of a mother's courage in a time of war.
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.
- Year: 2008
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Family, Drama
- Studio: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Sumitomo Corporation, TV Asahi, Yahoo! Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Strand Releasing, Shochiku, Tokyo FM
- Keyword: mother, japan, widow, world war ii, hiroshima, japan, family drama, air raid, post war japan, 1940s, resilience, loss of son, maternal love, shōwa era (1926-89), hiroshima, post-war chaos period
- Director: Yoji Yamada
- Cast: Mirai Shida, Tadanobu Asano, Chieko Baisho, Denden, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
