In Search of Mother

1931 1h 5m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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His mother abandoned him as a child, so he had no choice but to live outside society. Even so, he grows up determined to reunite with her. Worried that she might be living in misery, he saves his money to help, only to find that she has married into wealth and social position and has no intention of seeing her outcast Yakuza son...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Chutaro
Misako Tokiwa
Ohama
Isuzu Yamada
Otose
Shinpachirō Asaka
Hanji
Haruko Sawamura
Otora
Etsuko Yasukawa
Omura
Suzuko Kasuga
Onui
Michisaburō Segawa
Kingoro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Writers: Hiroshi Inagaki
Languages: Japanese, No Language
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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95 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, No Language.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Misako Tokiwa and Isuzu Yamada carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9066652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroshi Inagaki directs. Hideo Ishimoto behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, No Language.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Chiezo Kataoka and Misako Tokiwa and Isuzu Yamada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt9066652 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.