Una madre de Tokio

A gentle film about a middle-aged son trying to reconnect with his aging mother. Akio travels to Tokyo and finds her vibrantly happy, hanging out with a suspiciously nice new friend. It's a movie about the way people change, or don't.

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Yoji Yamada directed Una madre de Tokio in 2023. See Yoji Yamada's full filmography, where to start with Yoji Yamada, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yoji Yamada.

Una madre de Tokio was released in 2023 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.