True mothers
After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a child. Over the next six years, the middle-class couple and their young son Asato settle into a comfortable, albeit routine, life. The family's orderly existence is shattered by the arrival of Hikar...
| Other Authors: | Kawase, Naomi (Screenwriter), Nagasaku, Hiromi, 1970- (Actor), Iura, Arata, 1974- (Actor), Makita, Aju (Actor), Sato, Reo (Actor), Tanaka, Taketo (Actor), Nakajima, Hiroko (Actor), Hirahara, Tetsu (Actor), Komai, Ren (Actor), Horiuchi, Masami (Actor), Yamamoto, Hiroshi, 1974- (Actor), Mura, Masaki (Actor), Ikezu, Shoko (Actor), Wakaba, Ryuya (Actor), Aoki, Munetaka (Actor), Rijū, Gō, 1962- (Actor) |
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| Format: | Videos DVD |
| Language: | Japanese English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Film Movement,
[2021]
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| Series: |
Film Movement series.
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| Summary: |
After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a child. Over the next six years, the middle-class couple and their young son Asato settle into a comfortable, albeit routine, life. The family's orderly existence is shattered by the arrival of Hikari, a young woman claiming to be Asato's biological mother, demanding his return. As tensions mount, Satoko grows more and more emboldened to defend her family. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from cover art. Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Aspect ratio 1.85:1; widescreen. Special features: Juliette Binoche and Naomi Kawase discuss True Mothers; bonus short film Return to Toyama, written and directed by Atsushi Hirai (24 min.). |
| Physical Description: |
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: |
DVD; NTSC; all regions; widescreen; 5.1 surround sound/2.0 stereo. |
| Audience: |
Not rated by the MPAA. |