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.
Production
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation · Eisei Gekijo · Hakuhodo DY Media Partners · Sumitomo Corporation · TV Asahi · Yahoo! Japan · Yomiuri Shimbun Company · Strand Releasing · Shochiku · Tokyo FM
Cast & Characters
Mirai Shida
Hatsuko Nogami
Tadanobu Asano
Yamazaki Toru
Chieko Baisho
Hatsuko Nogami
Denden
Fukuda
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kayo Nogami
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Shigeru Nogami
Keiko Toda
Teruyo Nogami
Daisuke Gori
Toru
Koen Kondo
Komiyama
Rei Dan
Hisako
Hideji Ōtaki
Kabe
Tokie Hidari
Fumi Fujioka
Directors & Crew
Yoji Yamada
Director
Hiroshi Fukazawa
Producer
Takashi Yajima
Producer
Yoji Yamada
Screenplay
Emiko Hiramatsu
Screenplay
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