CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 57m

What's for Dinner, Mom?

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Two sisters Tae and Yo come back to their old house which is soon to be torn down. Clearing up the family mementos, Tae finds a red box full of recipes and letters written by their mother who died 20 years ago. In these recipes and letters, she finds out how her mother had struggled in her life due to relocation from Japan to Taiwan, the death of her Taiwanese husband, and a battle with cancer. Tae travels to Taiwan to trace her mother's past, reminiscing about the dishes she made for the family.

Directed byMitsuhito Shiraha

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Language
JA
Released
February 11, 2017

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WHAT'S FOR DINNER, MOM? TRAILER ENGLISH SUBTITLED

WHAT'S FOR DINNER, MOM? TRAILER ENGLISH SUBTITLED

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Haruka Kinami

Haruka Kinami

Tae Hitoto

Izumi Fujimoto

Izumi Fujimoto

Yo Hitoto

Michiko Kawai

Michiko Kawai

Kazueda Hitoto

Wu Pong-fong

Wu Pong-fong

Hui Min Yan

Masahiro Komoto

Masahiro Komoto

Hida

Sow Hirosawa

Sow Hirosawa

Harue

Shota Shunputei

Shota Shunputei

Asano

Nana Takabatake

Nana Takabatake

Shihori Hida

Mayu Hotta

Mayu Hotta

Creative team
Directed by
Mitsuhito Shiraha
Produced by
Hiroyuki Takase

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