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Yôkame no semi

Yôkame no semi

2011Movie⏱️ 2h 27m
Drama
7.2
IMDB Rating
923 votes

After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month-old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.

Director
Izuru Narushima
Writers
Mitsuyo Kakuta, Satoko Okudera
Stars
Hiromi Nagasaku, Mao Inoue, Eiko Koike
Release Date
April 29, 2011
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 13
Wins
🎯 4
Nominations
💬 3
Reviews
📋 1.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Hiromi Nagasaku
as Kiwako Nonomiya
👤
Mao Inoue
as Erina Akiyama
👤
Eiko Koike
as Chigusa Ando
👤
Konomi Watanabe
as Kaoru
Yôko Moriguchi
Yôko Moriguchi
as Etsuko Akiyama
👤
Tetsushi Tanaka
as Takehiro Akiyama
👤
Jun Fubuki
as Masae Sawada
👤
Gekidan Hitori
as Takashi Kishida
Yoh Yoshida
Yoh Yoshida

💰 Box Office

$14,066,908
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Shodoshima, Kagawa, Japan
Production
Amuse Soft, Chûôkôron Shinsha, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

powerful performances in hit-and-miss narrative
by LunarPoise2013-03-16
6/10

"When her affair with a married man unravels, an unhinged Kiwako kidnaps her ex-lover's newborn daughter, Erina, and raises her as her own. The storyline begins in the courtroom four years later with an unapologetic Kiwako, and a bitter and vengeful mother of the child. At this point, with only the barest information available, as often happens in our tabloid-saturated societies, our sympathies are firmly with the mother. The film then juxtaposes the life of Kiwako on the run, with the present-day Erina, and the immediate aftermath of the return of the child to her birth mother. This str..."

📖 Synopsis

After the collapse of their relationship, Kiwako abducts the 6-month-old child of a man she was having an affair with. Raising the child as her own, it is four years before the authorities catch up with her and the young child.