Image of a Mother (1959)
The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries the kind-hearted Sonoko, who has a daughter of her own. As Michio clings to memories of his mother, the family navigates the challenges of grief, love, and new beginnings.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
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Chikage Awashima as Sonoko Takada |
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Jun Negami as Sadao Sagawa |
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Chieko Murata as Fude Ôki |
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Bontarō Miake as |
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Satoko Minami as |
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Tamae Kiyokawa as |
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Nobuo Minamitaka as |
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Tatsuo Hanabu as |
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Yosuke Irie as |
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Tsutomu Nakata as |
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Kan Takami as |
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Kenji Oyama as |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Takeda | Producer |
| Lighting | Shozo Izumi | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Hiroshi Shimizu | Director |
| Art | Mikio Naka | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hiroshi Ishida | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yūji Koseki | Original Music Composer |