Mother Country

Mother Country

1962
2h 7m
6.5

6.5/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon. With the soil that is hard to work and the subtropical climate, the immigrants have to cope with a hard life. But after years of hard work, Yoshio finds work as a teacher while his wife manages to open a small grocery store. But with the war around the corner, life becomes more and more complicated for the Japanese immigrants in a foreign country.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 山河あり
Release Date April 29, 1962
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0202563

Cast

Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine

Miyuki Kuwano
Miyuki Kuwano

Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura

Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga

Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama

Tamotsu Hayakawa
Tamotsu Hayakawa

Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis

Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui

Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō

Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu

Akitake Kōno
Akitake Kōno

Kokinji Katsura
Kokinji Katsura

Key Crew

Zenzō Matsuyama
Screenplay
Eijiro Hisaita
Screenplay
Zenzō Matsuyama
Director
Sennosuke Tsukimori
Producer