Mother
おかあさん
Synopsis
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
Top Cast
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Kinuyo Tanaka
Masako Fukuhara
Kyōko Kagawa
Toshiko Fukuhara
Eiji Okada
Shinjiro Hirai
Akihiko Katayama
Susumu Fukuhara
Daisuke Katō
Sokichi Kimura
Yōnosuke Toba
Naosuke Fukuhara
Masao Mishima
Ryosuke Fukuhara
Chieko Nakakita
Noriko Kurihara
Eiko Miyoshi
Grandmother
Atsuko Ichinomiya
Koyo Fukuhara
Noriko Honma
Mino Hirai
Sadako Sawamura
Osei
Zeko Nakamura
Shinzo Hirai
Ryutaro Nagai
Keiko Enami
Hisako Fukuhara
Takashi Itô
Tetsuo Kurihara
Shigeru Ogura
Masaru Kodaka
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikio Naruse
- Screenplay & Story
- Yōko Mizuki
- Original Score
- Ichirō Saitō
- Original Title
- おかあさん
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- Shintoho Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikio Naruse
Yōko Mizuki
Ichirō Saitō
Hiroshi Suzuki
Hidetoshi Kasama
Ichiro Nagashima
Department Leadership Roster
Yōko Mizuki
Screenplay
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Mikio Naruse
Director
Hidetoshi Kasama
Editor
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Masatoshi Katō
Production Design
Ichiro Nagashima
Producer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Tous publics — Universal audience.
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Mother.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mother
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Mother about?
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
Who directed Mother?
Mother was directed by Mikio Naruse.
Who stars in Mother?
The principal cast of Mother includes Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyōko Kagawa, Eiji Okada, Akihiko Katayama, Daisuke Katō.
When was Mother released and how long is it?
Mother was released in 1952 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.
Who composed the musical score for Mother?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mother was composed by Ichirō Saitō.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Mother?
Mother holds official age classifications: FR: U (Tous publics — Universal audience.).