Movie: "Kabei: Our Mother"

Release Date: May 2009 Genre: Drama Awards: 14 nominations Runtime: 133 min Cast: Tadanobu Asano (Yamazaki Toru) Mirai Shida (Hatsuko Nogami) Chieko Baisho (Hatsuko Nogami - adult) Sayuri Yoshinaga (Kayo Nogami) Mitsuru Fukikoshi () Kôen Kondô () Rei Dan () Daisuke Gôri () Denden () Takashi Sasano () Keiko Toda (Teruyo Nogami - adult) Hideji Ôtaki () Miku Satô (Teruyo Nogami) Tokie Hidari () Mizuho Suzuki () Makoto Akatsuka () Mitsugoro Bando () Tsurube Shôfukutei (Senkichi Fujioka) Umenosuke Nakamura ()

Storyline

Based on childhood days of Teruyo Nogami.