Pecoross' Mother and Her Days

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-11-16

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

113 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (82 Reviews)

Director:

Azuma Morisaki

Genres:

Comedy Drama Family

Cast:

Ryè Kase Naoto Takenaka Mitsuko Baishè Yèichi Nukumizu

Writer:

Yèichi Okano (manga)

Azuma Morisaki (screenplay)

Tomoaki Akune

Fullplot:

Yuuichi Okano is a baby boomer born and raised in Nagasaki, Japan. His bald-head looks like a pecoross, a small onion. His Mother, Mitsue has dementia that began soon after her husband, Satoru, passed away 10 years ago... The film depicts their daily life that is full of humor and sweet sorrow. The theme of this film is nursing care and dementia that take up as serious social issue in Japan; the aging of population is advancing rapidly. But the Director, Azuma Morisaki, the age of 85, he is now the oldest active film director in Japan, got through with this film as the light and heart-warming movie.

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