Watch Image of a Mother (1959) Official Trailer
8.5 / 10 IMDb March 4, 1959 1h 29m
The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries the kind-hearted Sonoko, who has a daughter of her own. As Michio clings to memories of his mother, the family navigates the challenges of grief, love, and new beginnings.
Director
Runtime
1h 29m
Release Date
March 4, 1959
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Japanese
Country
Japan
Writers
Producers
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Cast
Jun Negami
as Sadao Sagawa
Chikage Awashima
as Sonoko Takada
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Mitsuhiro Môri
as Michio Sagawa
Chieko Murata
as Fude Ôki
Bontarō Miake
as Kyosuke Ôki
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Satoko Minami
as Keiko Ôki
Tamae Kiyokawa
as Ofuji
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Nobuo Minamitaka
as Ofuji's husband
Tatsuo Hanabu
as Teacher
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Yosuke Irie
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Tsutomu Nakata
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Kan Takami
as Janitor
Kenji Oyama
as Yoshizawa
Production Companies
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