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Kah-chan

2001 · 96 min · History, Drama

Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that a friend can start his own business once he's released from prison.

Director
Kon Ichikawa
Writers
Natto Wada, Yo Takeyama, Shūgorō Yamamoto
Released
November 10, 2001
Language
Japanese
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