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.
Kabei: Our Mother has generally received very positive reviews.
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By Don Willmott (148) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 07 Sep 2009
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Kabei: Our Mother was released in 2008 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 23 reviews, giving Kabei: Our Mother (2008) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 65%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Kabei: Our Mother than critics were.
With a score of 75%, Kabei: Our Mother is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Changeling and Batman: Gotham Knight.
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