Kah-chan

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

96 minutes

Year:

2001

Director:

Kon Ichikawa

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Company:

Eizo Kyoto Film Co.,

IMAGICA,

Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.,

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast:
Keiko Kishi

Okatsu

Ryuji Harada

Yukichi

Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Ichita

Saburo Ishikura

Baijaku Nakamura

Crew:
Kon Ichikawa

Director

Shūgorō Yamamoto

Novel

Yo Takeyama

Writer

Natto Wada

Writer

Ryudo Uzaki

Original Music Composer