01 Two sisters confront the return of the mother who abandoned their family years earlier.
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Setsuko Hara became one of Japanese cinema’s most beloved actresses through her long collaboration with director Yasujiro Ozu, bringing a luminous warmth to stories of family and quiet sacrifice.
01 Two sisters confront the return of the mother who abandoned their family years earlier.
02 A woman's troubled marriage draws closer scrutiny from her sympathetic, aging father-in-law.
03 Elderly parents visiting their grown children in the city find themselves quietly neglected.
04 A young woman's family pressures her toward an arranged marriage as she quietly makes her own choice.
05 A devoted daughter resists her father's gentle pressure to leave him and marry.
06 A sheltered professor's daughter is radicalized by political turmoil in prewar Japan.