Kah-chan
2001, Japanese. Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
Okatsu is a widow raising five children - adults but still mama-dependent - in mid-eighteenth century Edo, Japan. Her frugality attracts unflattering comment even amid national tough times (the region is in famine) What Okatsu tells no one is that she saves so that a friend can start his own business once he's released from prison.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 10 November 2001
- Original title
- かあちゃん
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Natto Wada, Yo Takeyama
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Kah-chan runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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Kah-chan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 November 2001. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kah-chan?
Kah-chan (2001) was directed by Kon Ichikawa and stars Keiko Kishi, Ryuji Harada, Tsuyoshi Ujiki.