True Mothers
Asa ga kuru
2020, Film, 140 min, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 69
After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.
Directed by Naomi Kawase
Cast
- Hiromi Nagasaku as Satoko Kurihara
- Arata Iura as Kiyokazu Kurihara
- Aju Makita as Hikari Katakura
- Reo Sato as Asato Kurihara
- Hiroko Nakajima as Takako Katakura
- Tetsu Hirahara as Masaru Katakura
- Ren Komai as Misaki Katakura
- Taketo Tanaka as Takumi Aso
- Rio Yamashita
- Kokoro Morita
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