Kabei: Our Mother

2008 · 133 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 1,544 VOTES · DIR. Yoji Yamada

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Overview

Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustain the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,645 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:00 KABEI - Our Mother
00:03:29 I'm sensitive to cold.
00:11:46 Kayo, why didn't you write me a letter and tell me...
00:17:07 What's that?
00:21:37 And a change of clothes.
00:27:27 He probably hasn't had a bath.
00:31:46 'Putting his head out...
00:37:30 You've lost some weight, Sir.
00:41:59 Careful!
00:47:24 Lessons and paint must cost a pile...
00:52:14 Yes, the Peace Preservation La w is a bad la w.
00:57:23 Traitor!
01:01:25 When I see him I relax.
01:08:17 You were in the same class as Yamazaki...
01:13:38 He's written one, but they threw it back at him.
01:18:58 She hasn't seen one.
01:23:07 What did you say?
01:29:25 Yama...
01:35:07 It's started!
01:40:35 What about me?
01:45:19 The professor...
01:52:57 Sorry?
01:59:35 living one step ahead of starvation...
02:06:47 Hatsu-bei...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,645
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:06:47

Production Record

DirectorYoji Yamada
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,544