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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.
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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.
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Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Natto Wada, Yo Takeyama
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Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Eizo Kyoto Film Co., IMAGICA, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd., Nikkatsu Corporation
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