Film

Motherhood

2022 · 1h 56m · Drama · Mystery

Sayaka, a high school student, kills herself but the reason behind her suicide is unknown. She appeared to have led a normal life with her family. Her mother Rumiko seemed to have raised Sayaka with love and care. In reality, that does not seem to be the case. When the mother and daughter recall the same incidents that took place in the past, they tell very different stories.

Erika Toda

Rumiko

Mei Nagano

Sayaka

Mao Daichi

Tsuyuki Hanae

Masaki Miura

Tadokoro Satoshi

Yuri Nakamura

Sasaki Hitomi

Rio Yamashita

Tadokoro Ritsuko

Atsuko Takahata

Rumiko's mother-in-law

Yasushi Fuchikami

[Sayaka's colleague]

Miyuko Ochii

Tadokoro Sayaka [Childhood]

Honami Sato

[Sayaka's colleague]

Nao Takahashi

Nakatani Toru

Man Kato

[Rumiko's father-in-law]

Motoki Fukami

Kuroiwa Katsutoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

[Priest]

Mari Yamamoto

Mio Suzuki

• Ryuichi HirokiDirector
• Anne HoriizumiScreenplay
• Kanae MinatoNovel
• Yasushi MinatoyaProducer
• Tatsuhiko TaniguchiProducer
• Shunsuke KogaProducer
• Daisuke SekiguchiExecutive Producer
• Minoru NomotoEditor

Release date

November 23, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

15

Genres

Drama, Mystery

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