Movie: Mother Never Dies

Top 10 Billed Cast

Takako Irie
入江たか子

Yukiko Todoroki
轟夕起子

Ichirō Sugai
菅井一郎

Hideo Saito
斎藤英雄

Kamatari Fujiwara
藤原釜足

Sadako Sawamura
沢村貞子

Susumu Fujita
藤田進

Masaru Kodaka
小高まさる

Kaoru Itō
伊東薫

Jun Maki
真木順

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  • Overview

    The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.

  • Release Date

    1942-09-24

  • Average

    6.167

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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