Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just escaped a retirement home and the other was looking for an escape from her son and daughter-in-law. With nowhere to go, the two wander around, befriending a cosmetics salesman and a kind waitress who give them beer. This biting social satire starring two memorable grandmothers, scripted by Yôko Mizuki, picked up on Japan’s aging population problem far ahead of its time.
Credits
Nippon no obaachan Cast
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Character |
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Etsuko Ichihara
She was 25, 82 years old when she died
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Sen Hara
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as Hatsu |
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Taiji Tonoyama
He was 46, 73 years old when he died
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Chôko Iida
He was 64, 75 years old when he died
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as Hana |
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Tatsuo Saitô
He was 59, 65 years old when he died
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Junzaburo Ban
He was 51, 71 years old when he died
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Shojiro Ogasawara
He was 59, 72 years old when he died
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Sachiko Murase
She was 56, 88 years old when she died
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Tanie Kitabayashi
She was 50, 98 years old when she died
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as Kumi |
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Isao Kimura
He was 38, 58 years old when he died
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Chieko Higashiyama
She was 71, 89 years old when she died
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Kumeko Urabe
She was 59, 87 years old when she died
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as Waka |
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Teruko Kishi
She was 56, 85 years old when she died
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Ichiro Sugai
He was 54, 66 years old when he died
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Shoichi Ozawa
He was 33, 83 years old when he died
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Zeko Nakamura
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Fumio Watanabe
He was 32, 74 years old when he died
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Yukiyo Toake
She was 19, now 82 years old
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Takahiro Tamura
He was 33, 77 years old when he died
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Norihei Miki
He was 37, 74 years old when he died
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Hiroshi Sugi
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Bokuzen Hidari
He was 67, 77 years old when he died
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Chôchô Miyako
She was 41, 80 years old when she died
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as Sato |
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Masao Oda
He was 53, 65 years old when he died
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Kiyoshi Atsumi
He was 33, 68 years old when he died
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Kan Yanagiya
He was 50, 90 years old when he died
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Nippon no obaachan Crew
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Department |
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Yoko Mizuki as Writer. She was 51 (91) years old when She died
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Writing |
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Tadashi Imai as Director. He was 49 (79) years old when He died
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Directing |
