Pecoross' Mother and Her Days

Pecoross' Mother and Her Days

Pekorosu no haha ni ai ni iku
🎞️ Movie 113 min JP
โ˜… 6.9 /10 2013

Manga artist Yuichi Okano begins writing nurse notes while taking care of his mother, who is afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.

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.

Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Honda
Ryô Kase
Ryô Kase
Satoru Okano
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Wakana Matsumoto
Old People's Home Employee
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Mitsuko Baishō
Mitsue
Ryô Iwamatsu
Ryô Iwamatsu
Pekorosu
Kiwako Harada
Kiwako Harada
Young mitsue
Sahel Rosa
Sahel Rosa
Yôichi Nukumizu
Yôichi Nukumizu
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Harue Akagi
Mitsue Okano
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Hitomi Harukaze
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Masayoshi Ôkawa
Composer
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Takeshi Hamada
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

"Pecoross' Mother and Her Days" trailer (English subtitles) JAPAN CUTS 2014
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"Pecoross' Mother and Her Days" trailer (English subtitles) JAPAN CUTS 2014