True Mothers
Naomi Kawase / JP, 2020 / 140 min.
It is the stuff of drama: a man who cannot have children with the woman he loves. Perhaps an adopted child is the answer? In her latest film, acclaimed Japanese director Naomi Kawase tells a tender human story about families, parenthood and hurt feelings.
A successful young couple in Tokyo is tormented because they are childless. The husband, Kiyokasu, is unable to father a child with his beloved Satoko, even treatment for aspermia fails. Desperate, the two decide to adopt a little boy, Asato. True Mothers was selected for the Cannes Film Festival; Kawase based her story on a novel by the Japanese author Mizuki Tsujimura.
Supporting film
Gaijin Sashimi (Erik Vos, NL 2019, 5’, Japanese spoken, Dutch subtitles)
Details
Director
Naomi Kawase
Production year
2020
Country
JP
Original title
Asa ga Kuru
Length
140 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
NLD
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