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Mother

6.819631h 40mMovieDrama

A divorced woman enters a marriage arranged by her mother in exchange for money to save the life of her seriously ill son.

DirectorKaneto Shindō
WriterKaneto Shindō
ProducersTamotsu Minato·Setsuo Noto

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Cast · Directed by Kaneto Shindō

NONobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Tamiko
HSHaruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
Yoshie
TTTaiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Tajima
KSKei Satō
Kei Satō
Dr. Koiguchi
YZYoshitaka Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Toshio
KTKōji Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi
Haruo
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Doctor
TKTakeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō
Toshiro
MOMayumi Ogawa
Mayumi Ogawa
Madame
TTTetsuji Takechi
Tetsuji Takechi
Madame's man
KN
Kaoru Natsukawa
Girl
KM
Kakuko Motoyama

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