Top 2 in Top 10 best Japanese movies on Netflix in 2022.
The Mother is a tragic story depicting the harshness of life of a single mother named Akiko, who is always struggling to have a stable life. She has a son named Shuhei, she doesn't work but stays at home to take care of her son.
The film is based on a true story about an abusive mother who has little regard for her son.
Akiko has sex with men and spends only the time of her life lying at home playing Pachinko. She used her son as a tool to earn money, forcing her to ask for money from her relatives to make ends meet. In order to have money, she even instigated her son to eat and kill people just because of her crazy desires. Shuhei often heard her mother talk about sensitive matters, even witnessing her do it with a man,
This film is not for those who are overly sensitive to images of intense physical and emotional violence. When you finish watching the movie, there will be some emotions that leave you with a bit of a deposit that makes you cry.
Starring: Masami Nagasama, Daiken Okudaira