True Mothers (2020)
After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.
Director:
Naomi Kawase
Writer:
Naomi Kawase
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Hiromi Nagasaku as Satoko Kurihara |
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Arata Iura as Kiyokazu Kurihara |
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Aju Makita as Hikari Katakura |
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Miyoko Asada as Shizue Asami |
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Hiroko Nakajima as Takako Katakura |
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Tetsu Hirahara as Masaru Katakura |
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Ren Komai as Misaki Katakura |
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Reo Satou as Asato Kurihara |
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Go Riju as Takeshi Hamano |
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Taketo Tanaka as Takumi Aso |
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Hitomi Hazuki as Maho |
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Rio Yamashita as Konomi |
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Kokoro Morita as Tomoka |
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Masami Horiuchi as Obstetrician and Gynecologist |
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Hiroshi Yamamoto as Kiyokazu's Friend |
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Masaki Miura as Mishima |
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Shoko Ikezu as Kindergarten Principal |
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Ryuya Wakaba as Debt Collector |
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Munetaka Aoki as Debt Collector |
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Natsumi Ishibashi as Okada Sara |
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Mai Tezuka as Sora's Mother |
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Takashi Nishina as Hikari's Uncle |
| Directing | Naomi Kawase | Director |
| Writing | Mizuki Tsujimura | Original Story |
| Writing | Naomi Kawase | Screenplay |
| Production | Yumiko Takebe | Producer |
| Editing | Tina Baz | Editor |
| Camera | Yuta Tsukinaga | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Naoki Sakakibara | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yoichi Shibuya | Editor |
| Production | Naoya Kinoshita | Executive Producer |
| Art | Setsuko Shiokawa | Production Design |
| Sound | Eiji Mori | Sound |
| Production | Hiroaki Saito | Line Producer |
| Sound | CLIEVY | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | KEEN | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Roman Dymny | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Eiji Mori | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Olivier Goinard | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Akira Kosemura | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tôn Thất An | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Izumi Takahashi | Co-Writer |
| Directing | Seitaro Kai | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Naomi Kawase | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Yasuhiro Ota | Lighting Director |