Mother (1952 film)

Mother
Publicity image for the movie Mother
Directed byMikio Naruse
Written byYūko Mizuki
Produced byIchiro Nagashima
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Suzuki
Edited byHidetoshi Kasama
Music byIchirō Saitō
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 12 June 1952 (1952-06-12) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Mother (おかあさん, Okaasan) is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse starring Kinuyo Tanaka in the title role.[1][2] The screenplay by Yūko Mizuki is based on the prize-winning entry of a school essay-writing competition.[3]

  1. ^ a b "おかあさん (Mother)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "おかあさん (Mother)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ Russell, Catherine (2008). The Cinema of Naruse Mikio: Women and Japanese Modernity. Durham and London: Duke University Press. pp. 236–37. ISBN 978-0-8223-4290-8.