Image of a Mother
1959, Japanese. Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries the kind-hearted Sonoko, who has a daughter of her own. As Michio clings to memories of his mother, the family navigates the challenges of grief, love, and new beginnings.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 4 March 1959
- Original title
- 母のおもかげ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Bonhei Sotoyama
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Image of a Mother runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Image of a Mother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 March 1959. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Image of a Mother?
Image of a Mother (1959) was directed by Hiroshi Shimizu and stars Jun Negami, Chikage Awashima, Mitsuhiro Môri.