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True Mothers
Film / 2020

True Mothers

Directed by Naomi Kawase
Drama

★ 7.4/10Audience rating

After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.

The story

After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.

Cast

Hiromi NagasakuSatoko Kurihara Arata IuraKiyokazu Kurihara Aju MakitaHikari Katakura Miyoko AsadaShizue Asami Hiroko NakajimaTakako Katakura Tetsu HiraharaMasaru Katakura Ren KomaiMisaki Katakura Reo SatouAsato Kurihara Go RijuTakeshi Hamano Taketo TanakaTakumi Aso Hitomi HazukiMaho Rio YamashitaKonomi
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Kokoro MoritaTomoka Masami HoriuchiObstetrician and Gynecologist Hiroshi YamamotoKiyokazu's Friend Masaki MiuraMishima Shoko IkezuKindergarten Principal Ryuya WakabaDebt Collector Munetaka AokiDebt Collector Natsumi IshibashiOkada Sara Mai TezukaSora's Mother Takashi NishinaHikari's Uncle

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