
Mother Country
War · Drama
Overview
In 1919, a group of Japanese immigrants arrives in Hawaii. Among them Yoshio Inoue and his wife Kishimo and Sumi, a young woman ready to get married soon. With the soil that is hard to work and the subtropical climate, the immigrants have to cope with a hard life. But after years of hard work, Yoshio finds work as a teacher while his wife manages to open a small grocery store. But with the war around the corner, life becomes more and more complicated for the Japanese immigrants in a foreign country.
Top Cast


Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine
Hideko Takamine


Miyuki Kuwano
Miyuki Kuwano
Miyuki Kuwano


Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro Tamura


Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga


Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama
Akira Ishihama


Tamotsu Hayakawa
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Tamotsu Hayakawa


Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis
Mickey Curtis


Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui


Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō


Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
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