Children Seeking a Mother
1956, Japanese. Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Hiroshi ShimizuDirector
- Aiko MimasuAki Yamamoto
- Yasuko KawakamiMisako Fujisawa
- Kuniko MiyakeShizuko Fujisawa
- Kanji KawaraNagasaki Orphanage Director
- Hiroko MachidaToshio's mother
- Kenichi MiyajimaGohei
- Haruo TanakaCarpenter
- Saburo SakaiPolice Officer
- Mitsuko TakesatoYoshiko's mother
- Yuko YashioChiyoko Sugimoto
- Eiji KoyamaTakeo Yamamoto
- Nao AbeMinoru
Details
- Released
- 8 August 1956
- Original title
- 母を求める子等
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshio Sawaki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Matsuo Kishi
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Children Seeking a Mother runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Which OTT platform is Children Seeking a Mother on?
Children Seeking a Mother isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 August 1956. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Children Seeking a Mother?
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Who directed Children Seeking a Mother?
Children Seeking a Mother (1956) was directed by Hiroshi Shimizu and stars Aiko Mimasu, Yasuko Kawakami, Kuniko Miyake.