Kah-chan

2001· 96 min★ 7.3· History, Drama

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.

Cast: Keiko Kishi, Ryuji Harada, Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Director: Kon Ichikawa