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Big Mama

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Original title

Kah-chan

Year

2001

Running time

96 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Kon Ichikawa

Screenwriter

Hiroshi Takeyama, Natto Wada, Shugoro Yamamoto

Cast

Music

Ryudo Uzaki

Cinematography

Yukio Isohata

Producer

Eizo Kyoto Film Co, Imagica Corp, Nikkatsu, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co. Ltd

Genre

Comedy

Synopsis

A strong-willed matriarch (Keiko Kishi) struggles to keep her brood of five -- including three grown sons and a pretty, marriageable daughter -- on the road to financial survival, if not success. She has also given them a strong moral core, as evidenced by their collective effort to save a friend of the oldest son from ruin.

Awards: 2001: Montréal World Film Festival: Official Selection

2002: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Best Actress. 2 nominations

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Big Mama

2001

Kon Ichikawa