When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes

Feb 22, 2019

1h 48m

★ 7.0

Overview

When Satoshi was little, his mother Akiko always took good care of him. She was gentle, but mentally strong. However, two years ago she was diagnosed with cancer and now it's Satoshi's turn to comfort and care for her. However, despite his best efforts, she passes away. A year after Akiko's passing, Satoshi, his father Toshiaki and his older brother Yuichi start new lives. Around that time, Satoshi receives a present from his mother.

Genres

Drama

Family

Comedy

Production Companies

Toei Video Company

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

Nippan Group Holdings

Hikari TV

Gifu Shimbun

TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT

Hokkaido Television Broadcasting

Asmik Ace

Tokyo MX

TBS Radio

JI-Promotion

CREATIVE OFFICE CUE

AMUSE

L'espace Vision

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Cast

Satoshi

Ken Yasuda

Akiko

Mitsuko Baisho

Mari

Nao Matsushita

Yuichi

Jun Murakami

Toshiaki

Renji Ishibashi

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