MOTHER

"She was the world to him."

2020 2h 7m JA

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 103

Drama

Synopsis

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Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.

“She was the world to him.”

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Cast

Masami Nagasawa
Akiko Misumi
Daiken Okudaira
Shūhei
Sadao Abe
Ryō Kawada
Kaho
Aya Takahashi
Sarutoki Minagawa
Tamori Uji
Taiga Nakano
Keiichi Akagawa
Kaho Tsuchimura
Kaede Misumi
Zenki Aramaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsushi Ōmori
Writers: Tatsushi Ōmori, Takehiko Minato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsushi Ōmori, shot by Tomohiko Tsuji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryo Hayano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masami Nagasawa and Daiken Okudaira and Sadao Abe carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She was the world to him.".

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IMDB entry: tt11656548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Tatsushi Ōmori directs. Tomohiko Tsuji behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Ryo Hayano cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Directed by Tatsushi Ōmori, shot by Tomohiko Tsuji. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryo Hayano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masami Nagasawa and Daiken Okudaira and Sadao Abe carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "She was the world to him.".
7IMDB entry: tt11656548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 18 themes, including "child abuse", "japan", "social worker", "pregnancy".