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What's for Dinner, Mom?

What's for Dinner, Mom?

Original Title: ママ、ごはんまだ？

20171h 57m
Drama

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Released

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2017

Runtime

1h 57m

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Storyline

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.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 57m
Feb 11, 2017
Languages
Japanese
Director
Mitsuhito Shiraha
Production Countries
Japan

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