Image of Mother
1955, Japanese. Directed by Hisatora Kumagai.
When a family comprised of a couple with one son is hurled into poverty when the businessman father loses his business, the mother and son move to stay with their former maid. With the father departing to the mountain still in search of gold, his wife begins the hard work required at a paper mill so they can make ends meet and the son can attend school. However, when one day a friend notices the son's talent at drawing she helps him obtain a part-time job thus helping him afford his school textbooks. Then the father returns.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 4 December 1955
- Original title
- 美しき母
- Country
- Japan
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Image of Mother runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Image of Mother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 December 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Image of Mother?
Image of Mother (1955) was directed by Hisatora Kumagai and stars Setsuko Hara, Yasushi Noguchi, Shin Saburi.