Pecoross' Mother and Her Days (Japanese: ペコロスの母に会いに行く, Hepburn: Pekorosu no Haha ni Ai ni Iku) is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Azuma Morisaki and based on a manga by Yuichi Okano. It was released in Japan on November 16.
The film focuses on the treatment of the elderly in Japan, which suffers from a serious problem of aging population.
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Plot
The movie narrates the daily life full of humor and melancholy of Yuichi Okano, born and raised in Nagasaki, who due to his baldness is known as "pecoros" (small onion) by his mother, Mitsue. Widowed and suffering from dementia for 10 years, she is transitioning to an elderly facility. With many flashbacks to the past, the film depicts their daily life that is full of humor and sweet sorrow.
Cast
Harue Akagi as Mitsue Okano
Ryo Iwamatsu as Yuichi Okano
Kiwako Harada as Young Mitsue Okano
Ryo Kase as Satoru Okano
Kensuke Owada as Masaki Okano
Tomoyo Harada as Chieko
Naoto Takenaka as Honda
Sumie Sasaki as Matsu
Yoichi Nukumizu as Cafe owner
Ryudo Uzaki as Conductor
Wakana Matsumoto as Nursing home staff
Nao Nagasawa as Nursing home staff
Reception
Accolades
It was chosen as the best Japanese film of 2013 by the film magazines Eiga Geijutsu and Kinema Junpo.