Subjected to harsh treatment by her husband Jiro’s family, Fujiko is devastated when Mari is kidnapped by Jiro’s relatives. With the help of her own mother, Chiyo, Fujiko regains her child. Against the advice and judgment of those around her, she chooses to raise Mari as a single mother.

Tokyo Story
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8.2/10

Late Spring
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8.0/10

Maborosi
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7.5/10

A Man
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7.1/10

Repast
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7.6/10

An Autumn Afternoon
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7.9/10

Her Love Boils Bathwater
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7.4/10

Won't Back Down
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6.2/10

After the Storm
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7.2/10

Early Summer
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7.9/10

In This Corner of the World
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7.9/10

Rashomon
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8.0/10

From Up on Poppy Hill
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7.5/10

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
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8.1/10

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7.5/10

Tokyo Sonata
2008
7.4/10

Reading Lolita in Tehran
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7.2/10

The End of Summer
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7.5/10

Wolf Children
2012
8.2/10

Hachiko
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7.8/10
The Best of Enemies
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7.4/10