Mother Country

1962 | 127 minutes | 6.5 ★ (4)

Mother Country
  • Overview

    In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon. With the soil that is hard to work and the subtroipical climate, the immigrants have to cope with a hard life. But after years of hard work, Yoshio finds work as a teacher while his wife manages to open a small grocery store. But with the war around the corner, life becomes more and more complicated for the Japanese immigrants in a foreign country.

  • Release Date

    29 April 1962

  • DirectingZenzō Matsuyama
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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