True Mothers
Film2020140 min

True Mothers

Taste attributes: dramafresh & originalwholesomeintricatelinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA wholesome, original drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

  • Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, convinced by the discourse of an adoption association, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a baby boy. A few years later, their parenthood is shaken by a threatening unknown girl, Hikari, who pretends to be the child's biological mother. Satoko decides to confront Hikari directly.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationship

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Hiromi NagasakuArata IuraAju MakitaReo SatouMiyoko Asada

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2020
Runtime
140 min
Status
Released
Studio
Kumie
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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