Kah-chan (2001)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Comedy
Release: 2001-11-10
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Yo Takeyama , Natto Wada , Shûgorô Yamamoto
Language: Japanese
Stars: Keiko Kishi , Ryûji Harada , Shôichi Ozawa , Kanae Katsuno , Tsuyoshi Ujiki , Isao Bitō , Yuta Yamazaki , Nekohachi Edoya IV , Masaki Iizumi , Saburo Ishikura
Runtime: 96 min
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations
AKA: Mamusia (Poland) , Big Mama (Canada) , Kah-chan , かあちゃん (Japan) , La mère (France, French Republic)
Plot: Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that a friend can start his own business once he's released from prison.
IMDB:tt0314247