Lover of Mother

2016 1h 14m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 1

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Sensual love story about the romance between a single mother and a younger man. Directed by Ueno Takahiro of Pink Lady Woman Cannot Stand It. Koike Ryoko (Mizushima Yuko) lives with her daughter Mina (Sasaki Kokone), who she has raised by herself while running an izakaya restaurant. One day, Mina brings her boyfriend Kitagawa Kota (Sugawara Masanori) to apply for a part time job at Ryoko's restaurant. Ryoko keeps her distance at first, but she starts feeling drawn to Kota's kindness…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yûko Mizushima
Koike Ryoko
Kokone Sasaki
Mina
Ryunosuke Kawai
Hajime Okayama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahiro Ueno
Writers: Shūji Kataoka
Languages: Japanese

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Love Stories 2 Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Yûko Mizushima and Kokone Sasaki and Ryunosuke Kawai carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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

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The take

Takahiro Ueno directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Part of the "Love Stories 2 Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Yûko Mizushima and Kokone Sasaki and Ryunosuke Kawai carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.