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Synopsis
Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that a friend can start his own business once he's released from prison.
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Japan · Japanese Golden Age
Films with Similar Themes
maternal sacrifice · poverty and frugality · loyalty and friendship · famine and hardship · family dependency
