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.
Japan
History,
Drama
96 minutes
2001
Kon Ichikawa
Eizo Kyoto Film Co.,
IMAGICA,
Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.,
Nikkatsu Corporation