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Mother Country (1962)

Mother Country (1962)

Drama War
Release Date: 1962, April 29
Directors: Zenzō Matsuyama
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku

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 subtropical 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.

Keywords:

1940s 1930s hawaii 1910s immigrant