True Mothers
True Mothers (朝が来る, Asa ga Kuru, "Comes Morning") is a 2020 Japanese drama film directed by Naomi Kawase. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[2][3][4] It is based on a 2015 novel by Mizuki Tsujimura.[5] In June 2020, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that the film would be part of their 2020 festival.[6] It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.[7][8]
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| Directed by | Naomi Kawase |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Synopsis
The parents who adopted a five-year old child are worried that the child's birth-mother wants her baby returned.[9]
Cast
- Hiromi Nagasaku as Satoko Kurihara
- Arata Iura as Kiyokazu Kurihara
- Aju Makita as Hikari Katakura
- Miyoko Asada as Shizue Asami
- Reo Satō as Asato Kurihara
- Taketo Tanaka as Takumi Asō
- Hiroko Nakajima as Hikari's mother
- Tetsu Hirahara as Hikari's father
- Ren Komai as Hikari's sister
- Rio Yamashita
- Kokoro Morita
- Masami Horiuchi
- Hiroshi Yamamoto
- Msaki Miura
- Shōko Ikezu
- Ryuya Wakaba
- Munetaka Aoki
- Gō Rijū
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 88% approval rating based on 16 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[10]
See also
References
- "True Mothers". tiff.net. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- "Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup: Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Kate Winslet & Pixar". Deadline. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Cannes. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- Schilling, Mark. "Japan's Naomi Kawase Starts Shooting 'Morning'". Variety. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- "TIFF 2020: September 10–19". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "河瀬監督「朝が来る」が日本代表 米アカデミー賞選考に出品". Toonippo. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- Frater, Patrick (29 October 2020). "Kawase Naomi's 'True Mothers' Set as Japan's Oscar Nominee". Variety. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "True Mothers review: Naomi Kawase's heartfelt yet frustrating drama". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- "True Mothers (Asa ga kuru) (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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