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Mother Never Dies (1942) — Ligoscope

Mother Never Dies

Film · 1942

Mother Never Dies

104 min · Directed by Mikio Naruse

6.26
ratings

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

Cast

Takako Irie

Takako Irie

Yukiko Todoroki

Yukiko Todoroki

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Hideo Saito

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Sadako Sawamura

Sadako Sawamura

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Masaru Kodaka

Kaoru Itō

Jun Maki

Yōnosuke Toba

Yōnosuke Toba

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Kenzo Asada

Hyo Kitazawa

Hyo Kitazawa

Yōyō Kojima

Kinji Fujiwa

Taizō Fukami

Taizō Fukami

Kan Yanagiya

Kan Yanagiya

Ryo Sayama

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Tokiichiro Osaki

Kunio Mita

Yo Kinoshita

Crew

Director: Mikio Naruse
Writer: Katsuhito Inomata
Editor: Yoshiki Nagasawa
Cinematography: Seiichi Kizuka
Art Direction: Keiji Kitagawa
Composer: Tadashi Hattori

Details

Studios: Toho Eiga
Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese
Release: September 24, 1942

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