Chronicle of My Mother

Chronicle of My Mother

119 mins | Drama | April 28, 2012

Best-selling novelist Kosaku Igami has made a career out of using his family as fodder for his novels, much to their dismay. When his mother, the spirited family matriarch, is diagnosed with dementia, Igami must come to terms with the toll his own behavior has taken on his increasingly distant family and resolve his own long-simmering resentments. Evocative of classic Ozu, this gorgeously wrought epic family portrait explores the tenderness and trappings of familial bonds.

Chronicle of My Mother

119 mins | Drama | April 28, 2012

Chronicle of My Mother
Best-selling novelist Kosaku Igami has made a career out of using his family as fodder for his novels, much to their dismay. When his mother, the spirited family matriarch, is diagnosed with dementia, Igami must come to terms with the toll his own behavior has taken on his increasingly distant family and resolve his own long-simmering resentments. Evocative of classic Ozu, this gorgeously wrought epic family portrait explores the tenderness and trappings of familial bonds.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title わが母の記
Directors Masato Harada
Writers Yasushi Inoue, Masato Harada

Cast

Koji Yakusho

as Kosaku

Kirin Kiki

as Yae

Aoi Miyazaki

as Kotoko

Kaho Minami

as Kuwako

Midoriko Kimura

as Shigako

Mimura

as Ikuko

Akiko Kikuchi

as Noriko

Takahiro Miura

as Segawa

Erina Mano

as Sadayo

Rentaro Mikuni

as Hayato

Kumiko Ito

as Tamayo