Kabei - Official Trailer

Directed by Yôji Yamada. The latest film from Yôji Yamada depicts the strong bond between a mother and her family during WWII. Set in Tokyo in 1940, the peaceful life of the Nogami Family suddenly changes when the father, Shigeru, is arrested and accused of being a Communist. His wife Kayo works frantically from morning to night to maintain the household and bring up her two daughters with the support of Shigeru's sister Hisako and Shigeru's ex-student Yamazaki, but her husband does not return. WWII breaks out and casts dark shadows on the entire country, but Kayo still tries to keep her cheerful determination, and sustains the family with her love. This is an emotional drama of a mother and an eternal message for peace. An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival 2008.

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[KevinPardo]

This is an excellent film which evidently has a top cast. I wish more Americans were making films about the loss of civil liberties. Though the film is set around WW II, the upsetting feeling that politically aware viewers will have is that it is about the US at different times.