3 Movies Starring Machiko Ono

The Mourning Forest

The Mourning Forest

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-06-23

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan, France

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1628 Reviews)

Director:

Naomi Kawase

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

A care-giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country, but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two-day journey.

The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-11-02

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (238 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ryè Wada (based on the novel by)

Ryè Wada (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the year 1590, powerful daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi nears his plan to unify all of Japan, but he comes across a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika must use his army to defend the castle.

Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-09-28

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (9755 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Hirokazu Koreeda (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Would you choose your natural son, or the son you believed was yours after spending 6 years together? Kore-eda Hirokazu, the globally acclaimed director of "Nobody Knows", "Still Walking" and "I Wish", returns to the big screen with another family - a family thrown into torment after a phone call from the hospital where the son was born... Ryota has earned everything he has by his hard work, and believes nothing can stop him from pursuing his perfect life as a winner. Then one day, he and his wife, Midori, get an unexpected phone call from the hospital. Their 6-year-old son, Keita, is not 'their' son - the hospital gave them the wrong baby. Ryota is forced to make a life-changing decision, to choose between 'nature' and 'nurture.' Seeing Midori's devotion to Keita even after learning his origin, and communicating with the rough yet caring family that has raised his natural son for the last six years, Ryota also starts to question himself: has he really been a 'father' all these years...

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