What's for Dinner, Mom?

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(8 votes)

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

117 minutes

Year:

2016

Director:

Mitsuhito Shiraha

Cast:
Haruka Kinami

Tae Hitoto

Izumi Fujimoto

Yo Hitoto

Michiko Kawai

Kazueda Hitoto

Wu Pong-Fong

Hui Min Yan

Masahiro Koumoto

Hida

Crew:
Hiroyuki Takase

Producer

Mitsuhito Shiraha

Director

Mitsunori Kogo

Cinematography

Yoichi Shibuya

Editor