True Mothers
2020 · Movie · 140 min · ★ 7.4 · 78% critics
After years of failed fertility treatment, a couple adopt a young boy and build a quiet family life. Six years later, the arrival of a stranger unsettles that peace and raises painful questions about motherhood, sacrifice, and what makes a family.
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Details
- Original title
- 朝が来る
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-10-23
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (87 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a thoughtful, emotional family drama about parenthood and sacrifice, especially if Sweet Bean or Still the Water worked for you; Not for you if you want a tight, fast-moving plot.
Pros: moving look at motherhood; strong performances; lasting emotional impact | Cons: wandering story; uneven focus; feels messy at times
Themes
- based on novel or book
- married couple
- adoption
- family relationships
- motherhood
- adoptee
- human mystery
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2021 · nominated
Cast & crew
Hiromi Nagasaku
as Satoko Kurihara
Arata Iura
as Kiyokazu Kurihara
Aju Makita
as Hikari Katakura
Miyoko Asada
as Shizue Asami
Hiroko Nakajima
as Takako Katakura
Tetsu Hirahara
as Masaru Katakura
Ren Komai
as Misaki Katakura
- RS
Reo Satou
as Asato Kurihara
Go Riju
as Takeshi Hamano
Taketo Tanaka
as Takumi Aso
Directed by Naomi Kawase